Darvoy

Darvoy
Commune
The church and war memorial in Darvoy

Coat of arms
Darvoy
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Darvoy
Coordinates: 47°51′29″N 2°06′00″E / 47.8581°N 2.1°E / 47.8581; 2.1Coordinates: 47°51′29″N 2°06′00″E / 47.8581°N 2.1°E / 47.8581; 2.1
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Loiret
Arrondissement Orléans
Canton Châteauneuf-sur-Loire
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Loges
Government
  Mayor (20082.14) Philippe Lodenet
Area1 8.58 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,834
  Density 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Darvoisiens
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 45123 /45150
Elevation 98–103 m (322–338 ft)
Website http://www.darvoy.fr/

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Darvoy is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Etymology

Darvoy likely comes from the Celtic Der or Dervos (oak), or Dervetum (oak).[1]

Geography

Darvoy is in the Loire Valley, 17 km east of Orléans, 2 km south-west of Jargeau, and 122 km south of Paris.[2] Darvoy is part of the Central Region and is part of the Jargeau canton. Darvoy is 101 meters above sea level.

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