What is "saravale"

Saravale, colloquially Șarafola , is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Saravale. It was part of Sânpetru Mare Commune until 2004, when it was split off.

The village first appears in written history in 1333.

At the 2011 census, 68.5% of inhabitants were Romanians, 21.5% Roma and 8.1% other.