Victor Hugo Avenue

Avenue Victor Hugo, Art Deco façades and shops of Valence

Avenue Victor Hugo is one of the liveliest shopping arteries of Valence. Its distinctiveness lies in the Art Deco style houses overlooking the many shops located here. The Valence audio-guided tour stops here to look up at these refined façades, witnesses of a creative era.

An avenue marked by Art Deco

Along the avenue, several buildings display elements of the Art Deco style, the artistic current of the 1920s and 1930s. Looking up, you discover refined details, such as certain building entrances with characteristic lines. These façades tell of a period of embellishment of the city, when commercial architecture sought to be elegant and modern.

What to see

People come here mainly to stroll and shop, while observing the Art Deco façades overlooking the shop windows. The avenue, lively and busy, conveniently links several areas of the centre. It is a good example of early twentieth-century architecture in Valence, to be appreciated by taking the time to look above the shops.

Practical information

Avenue Victor Hugo lies in the centre of Valence, reachable on foot. It is a shopping artery, freely accessible and on the level; the shops have their own hours. Walking remains the best way to enjoy the avenue and observe its Art Deco façades above the shops.

What characterises Avenue Victor Hugo in Valence?

Its Art Deco style houses overlooking many shops, which make it a commercial and heritage artery of the centre.

What is there to do on Avenue Victor Hugo?

Stroll, shop and observe the early twentieth-century Art Deco façades overlooking the shops.