Vale (city)

City of Vale
The cityscape of Vale (the only thing confirmed to be canon) seems to have a type of build similar to modern cities like New York and San Fransisco, but they have very narrow roads to them, suggesting to have been old enough to formerly have traditional roads.

It is divided into multiple sectors, having an upper-class district, a commercial district, an industrial district, an agricultural district and a residential district.

An island, known as Patch, is also a part of Vale. It located just west of the mainland and is the location of Signal Academy.

Vale has a large port area where passenger and cargo ships dock. The cargo docks include large-scale container handling facilities, indicating that the port handles large quantities of goods on a frequent basis. This is shown to include very large quantities of Dust, shipping in from overseas locations such as Atlas.

Signal Academy
The Signal Academy is located within Vale. This Academy serves as the start of training for all future Hunters and Huntresses in the region.

Beacon Academy
The Beacon Academy is located just east of Vale, with its campus also encompassing the nearby Emerald Forest. This is the most prestigious school for Hunters and Huntresses, and as such the admission standards are set very high.

Economy
Vale has a sizeable shipping area. The Vale docks welcome shipments from other regions, such as Vacuo and Atlas. Large shipments of Dust from the Schnee Dust Company are also known to go through the port area.

Vale is seen to have at least two Dust shops available. In addition, the populace has been noted to use other products, such as Shi-nee Toothpaste and eat foods like Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes.

Law Enforcement
Vale has its own police department, which has both uniformed and plain-clothes detective sections. Criminal mastermind Roman Torchwick is currently high on its most wanted list. However, the capabilities of Vytal's criminal element, including Dust- and Aura -wielding super-criminals and the White Fang terrorist organization, sometimes outstrip the department's ability to counter and force it to rely on the Hunters to deal with extreme threats.

Media
The Vale News Network (VNN) seems to be the main source of news casting in the Vale Region, broadcasting to the people of Vale.