Valence, Drôme

Valence faces the ruined castle of Crussol across the Rhône, on the great north-south corridor through south-eastern France,...

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Valence faces the ruined castle of Crussol across the Rhône, on the great north-south corridor through south-eastern France, and its maps and prints show both the river crossing and the city. Departmental maps of the Drôme by Malte-Brun in 1852 and Vuillemin from 1879 to 1903 include a plan of the city or a decorative vignette, and guidebook plans of 1907 and 1914 pair it with Vienne. The prints take in the bridge and Crussol in 1835, then the Maison des Têtes, the Boulevard Bancel and general views around 1900. A wine map of 1946 crosses the river to the Saint-Péray vineyards in the Ardèche.

Valence faces the ruined castle of Crussol across the Rhône, on the great north-south corridor through south-eastern France, and its maps and prints show both the river crossing and the city. Departmental maps of the Drôme by Malte-Brun in 1852 and Vuillemin from 1879 to 1903 include a plan of the city or a decorative vignette, and guidebook plans of 1907 and 1914 pair it with Vienne. The prints take in the bridge and Crussol in 1835, then the Maison des Têtes, the Boulevard Bancel and general views around 1900. A wine map of 1946 crosses the river to the Saint-Péray vineyards in the Ardèche.

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