Valle Crucis'
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Valle Crucis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Valle Crucis had a population of 436. The name of the town is Latin for "Vale of the Cross," a reference to a valley in the area where three streams converge to form a shape similar to an archbishop's cross. The community is located along NC 194, between the towns of Banner Elk and Boone.