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Orival may refer to the following places in France: * Orival, Charente, a commune in the Charente department * Orival, Seine-Maritime, a commune in the Seine-Maritime department * Orival, Somme, a defunct (since 1972) commune in the Somme department. See Offignies {{geodis ...
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Orival, Charente
Orival () is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 359 communes of the Charente department of France on 1 January 2025. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Charente {{Angoulême-geo-stub ...
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Orival, Seine-Maritime
Orival () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime departement in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A village surrounded by woodland and situated by the banks and cliffs of the river Seine, just south of Rouen at the junction of the D938, D64 and the D132 roads. History The history of the town goes back to Neolithic times, as proved by the finds of Stone-Age tools and mammoth bones in the numerous large caves and the cliffs of the area. The Romans also left traces of their passing, with the remains of a fanum visible on one of the hills. King Richard I of England (the Lion Heart) was very active in the region, erecting a castle here in 1195. His brother John of England (known as John Lackland), could not hold on to the territory and the building was already a ruin by 1203. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The church of St. Georges, dating from the fifteenth century. * The ruins of the thirteenth century castle of Roche-Fouet. See also *Communes of the ...
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