Vallée
Vallée is a French noun meaning "valley" and is commonly used in geography to describe a low area between hills or mountains, typically carved by a river. The term is also widely used as a toponym and as a surname. Etymologically, vallée derives from Latin vallis and entered Old French as valle, with the modern spelling vallée reflecting the loss of the final -e in later development and the assimilation of the adjective form in French.
As a surname, Vallée is common in French-speaking regions and occurs in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada.
In toponymy, Vallée appears in numerous French and Francophone place names, including villages, districts, and geographic
Notable individuals bearing the surname include writers, scientists, and politicians across French-speaking countries. The name is
See also: Vallée (disambiguation); Val, Valle, Vallon as related to geographic terms for valleys.