Raival

Raival
The church in Raival
Location of Raival
Raival
Raival
Coordinates: 48°52′17″N 5°16′07″E / 48.8714°N 5.2686°E / 48.8714; 5.2686
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementBar-le-Duc
CantonBar-le-Duc-1
IntercommunalityCC de l'Aire à l'Argonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Lidwine Linard[1]
Area
1
19.22 km2 (7.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
241
 • Density13/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55442 /55260
Elevation241–337 m (791–1,106 ft)
(avg. 318 m or 1,043 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Raival (French pronunciation: [ʁɛval]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Rosnes and Érize-la-Grande.[3] Vignotte, a mild creamy cheese obtainable in the UK, is produced there.

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References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0003, 4 January 1973, pp. 183-184.