Derval

Derval
Derva (Gallo)
Derwal (Breton)
Commune
Town hall
Location of Derval
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
Area
1
63.51 km2 (24.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
3,578
 • 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

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

Population

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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

International relations

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Derval, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE