Is Valence safe? France travel risk
Is Valence safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Valence scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Valence scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Valence: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes at 44.9333° N, 4.8917° E (elevation 126 m), Valence lies 476.9 km NNW of Paris. Time zone: Europe/Paris.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
44.9333° N, 4.8917° E
126 m
Europe/Paris
64,288
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in France
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Valence happened in July (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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