Derval
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Derval (French pronunciation: [dɛʁval] ⓘ; Gallo: Derva, Breton: Derwal) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
01Geography
The river Chère forms all of the commune's northern border.
02Population
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03International relations
Derval is twinned with Llanidloes, a small town in Wales.
04Architecture
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.
Sources and credits
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- Derval mairie.jpg by Pymouss44, CC BY-SA 3.0
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