Is Valenciennes safe? France travel risk
Is Valenciennes safe right now? Checked 24 October 2026
Valenciennes scores 39/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 21 Oct 2026); 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.
Valenciennes scores 39/100 (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 Valenciennes: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and natural hazards (50/100).
A score of 39 is higher than 40% of the cities we score.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 50.3581° N, 3.5233° E within Hauts-de-France, Valenciennes is situated 187.1 km SSW of Paris at an altitude of 29 m.
Hauts-de-France
50.3581° N, 3.5233° E
29 m
Europe/Paris
42,979
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (France)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (22 °C avg high); Wettest: June (68 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 7° |
| Low °C | 2° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 67 | 47 | 61 | 53 | 65 | 68 | 65 | 54 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 57 |
Normals: Lille (44.5 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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