Derval
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Derval (French pronunciation: [dɛʁval] ⓘ; Gallo: Derva, Breton: Derwal) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Derval
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Commune | |
 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Derval | |
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| Coordinates: 47°40′06″N 1°40′12″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. | |
Geography
The river Chère forms all of the commune's northern border.
Population
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International relations
Derval is twinned with Llanidloes, a small town in Wales.
Architecture
The castle, also known as the Saint-Clair Tower, is an ancient fortified castle, the remains of which stand in the woods, 2.5 kilometers north-northeast of the town. The building was first partially registered as a historic monument by decree of July 16, 1925 by the French Ministry of Culture, to protect the Saint-Clair tower. In November 2021, protection was extended to the entire site, both built and unbuilt parts, in order to protect the surrounding area, the moats and the buried remains.[5]
