Valenciennes, an ancient fortified city in the dep. Nord, France, on the Scheldt, 32 m. SE. of Lille, with a citadel planned by Vauban, a fine town-hall, and a modern Gothic church and other buildings; has textile manufactures, besides iron-works, and was once famous for its lace.
Population (circa 1900) given as 24,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Valencia * Valens, Flavius