French Valley is a valley

Valley

In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...

 in southwestern Riverside County

Riverside County, California

Riverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...

, near the communities of Hemet

Hemet, California

Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California, United States. It covers a total area of , about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto. The population was 78,657 at the 2010 census....

, Winchester

Winchester, California

Winchester is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, USA. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 2,534, up from 2,155 at the 2000 census....

, and Temecula

Temecula, California

Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States with a population of 100,097 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it the lowest populated American city over 100,000 population. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989...

 in the state of California

California

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 in the United States

United States

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. Other places nearby include the Skinner Reservoir

Lake Skinner

Lake Skinner is a large reservoir in western Riverside County, California, located at the foot of Bachelor Mountain in the Auld Valley, approximately 10 miles northeast of Temecula...

 in the Lake Skinner Park, and Diamond Valley Lake

Diamond Valley Lake

The embankment required of crushed rock. An on-site crushing plant crushed and processed over 14 million tons of rock in 20 months to supply the dam's materials. The cut-off wall, which consists of a thick plastic concrete mix constructed through the weathered portion of bedrock, varies in depth...

.

According to the U.S. Geographic Names Information System

Geographic Names Information System

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, the valley runs from 33.5958583°N 117.1250307°W to 33.6516902°N 117.0736395°W.

The nearby French Valley Airport

French Valley Airport

French Valley Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in southwestern Riverside County, California, located on Highway 79 near the communities of Murrieta and Temecula.- Facilities and aircraft :...

 is named after the valley.

French Valley is conveniently located within 10 minutes of nearby cities Temecula and Murrieta as well as the 215 and 15 freeway. French Valley is also 15 minutes from Temecula Valley's Wine Country and Old Town Temecula.

French Valley is considered to be in the greater Inland Empire region of Southern California. It boasts mild winters with highs in the 60's and overnight lows in the 40's. The summers are very warm with temperatures averaging 102 but sometimes soaring up to 107.

French Valley's schools are in the Temecula Valley School District.