Derval
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{for|the Irish given name Derval|Dervla}}
{{Expand French|Derval (Loire-Atlantique)|topic=geo|date=August 2009}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Derval
|native name = {{native name|mis|paren=no|Derva}} (Gallo)
{{native name|br|Derwal}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Derval mairie.jpg
|caption = Town hall
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Derval (Loire-Atlantique).svg
|arrondissement = Châteaubriant-Ancenis
|canton = Guémené-Penfao
|INSEE = 44051
|postal code = 44590
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Châteaubriant-Derval
|coordinates = {{coord|47.6683|-1.67|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 8
|elevation max m = 77
|area km2 = 63.51
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Derval ({{IPA|fr|dɛʁval|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Pom445-Derval.wav}}; Gallo: Derva, {{langx|br|Derwal}}) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Geography
The river Chère forms all of the commune's northern border.
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|11728|Derval}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-44051#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |1750
|1821 |1936
|1846 |2309
|1872 |2968
|1901 |3329
|1926 |3226
|1946 |2859
|1962 |2702
|1968 |2675
|1975 |2591
|1982 |2558
|1990 |2558
|1999 |2491
|2007 |2919
|2012 |3422
|2017 |3489
}}
International relations
Derval is twinned with Llanidloes, a small town in Wales.
See also
References
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{{Loire-Atlantique communes}}
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Category:Communes of Loire-Atlantique
Category:Loire-Atlantique communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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