Derval (original) (raw)
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For the Irish given name Derval, see Dervla.
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
| Derval Derva (Gallo) Derwal (Breton) | |
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| Coordinates: 47°40′06″N 1°40′12″W / 47.6683°N 1.67°W / 47.6683; -1.67 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Guémené-Penfao |
| Intercommunality | Châteaubriant-Derval |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique David[1] |
| Area1 | 63.51 km2 (24.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,578 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44051 /44590 |
| Elevation | 8–77 m (26–253 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Derval (French pronunciation: [dɛʁval] ⓘ; Gallo: Derva, Breton: Derwal) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
The river Chère forms all of the commune's northern border.
Historical population
| YearPop.±% p.a.1793 1,750— 1821 1,936+0.36%1846 2,309+0.71%1872 2,968+0.97%1901 3,329+0.40%1926 3,226−0.13%1946 2,859−0.60%1962 2,702−0.35% | YearPop.±% p.a.1968 2,675−0.17%1975 2,591−0.45%1982 2,558−0.18%1990 2,558+0.00%1999 2,491−0.29%2007 2,919+2.00%2012 3,422+3.23%2017 3,489+0.39% |
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| Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
International relations
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Derval is twinned with Llanidloes, a small town in Wales.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Derval, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE