Raival | |
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 The church in Raival | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Raival  | |
  Raival  Raival | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′17″N 5°16′07″E / 48.8714°N 5.2686°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Bar-le-Duc-1 |
| Intercommunality | CC de l'Aire à l'Argonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lidwine Linard[1] |
Area 1 | 19.22 km2 (7.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 243 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55442 /55260 |
| Elevation | 241–337 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.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0003, 4 January 1973, pp. 183-184.