Derval
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Derval
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Commune | |
 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Derval | |
  Derval  Derval | |
| Coordinates: 47°40′06″N 1°40′12″W / 47.6683°N 1.67°W | |
| 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] |
Area 1 | 63.51 km2 (24.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,601 |
| • Density | 56.70/km2 (146.9/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.
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International relations
Derval is twinned with Llanidloes, a small town in Wales.
