{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Orval |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Orval (Cher) - Eglise Saint-Hilaire -1.JPG |caption = The church of Saint-Hilaire, in Orval |image coat of arms = Blason de la ville d'Orval (18).svg |arrondissement = Saint-Amand-Montrond |canton = Saint-Amand-Montrond |INSEE = 18172 |postal code = 18200 |mayor = Clarisse Duluc<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020&ndash;2026 |intercommunality = [[Communauté de communes du Cœur de France|Cœur de France]] |coordinates = {{coord|46.7267|2.4825|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 156 |elevation min m = 147 |elevation max m = 199 |area km2 = 7.65 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }}

'''Orval''' ({{IPA|fr|ɔʁval}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Cher (department)|Cher]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Centre-Val de Loire]] [[Regions of France|region]] of [[France]].

==Geography== An area of lakes and streams, [[forestry]], [[farming]] and some [[light industry]] comprising a village and a small hamlet situated some {{convert|25|mi|km}} south of [[Bourges]], at the junction of the D925 with the D921 and D300 roads. The river [[Cher (river)|Cher]] forms the commune’s eastern border with the town of [[Saint-Amand-Montrond]]. Junction 8 of the [[A71 autoroute]] is within the commune’s territory and the village is served by a [[TER (train)|TER]] train service.

==Population== {{Historical populations |align=left| 1962|1216| 1968|1436| 1975|1995| 1982|2055| 1990|2024| 1999|1997| 2008|1933| }} {{clear left}}

==Sights== * The church of St. Hilaire, dating from the twelfth century. * A sixteenth-century [[manorhouse]] at La Tralliere.

==See also== *[[Communes of the Cher department]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Orval (Cher)}}

{{Cher communes}}

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[[Category:Communes of Cher (department)]]