Derval

Coordinates: 47°40′06″N 1°40′12″W / 47.6683°N 1.67°W / 47.6683; -1.67
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Derval
Derva (Gallo)
Derwal (Breton)
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Derval
Location of Derval
Map
Derval is located in France
Derval
Derval
Derval is located in Pays de la Loire
Derval
Derval
Coordinates: 47°40′06″N 1°40′12″W / 47.6683°N 1.67°W / 47.6683; -1.67
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonGuémené-Penfao
IntercommunalityChâteaubriant-Derval
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique David[1]
Area
1
63.51 km2 (24.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,556
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44051 /44590
Elevation8–77 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.

Geography[edit]

The river Chère forms all of the commune's northern border.

Population[edit]

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%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations[edit]

Derval is twinned with Llanidloes, a small town in Wales.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Derval, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE