Royon
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Royon | |
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Coordinates: 50°28′25″N 1°59′35″E / 50.4736°N 1.9931°ECoordinates: 50°28′25″N 1°59′35″E / 50.4736°N 1.9931°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil |
Canton | Fruges |
Intercommunality | CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Cornuel |
Area 1 | 7.49 km2 (2.89 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[1] | 139 |
• Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62725 /62990 |
Elevation | 54–160 m (177–525 ft) (avg. 59 m or 194 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Royon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography[edit]
Royon is located 10 miles (16 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D130 road, in the valley of the Créquoise river.
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 133 | — |
1975 | 135 | +0.21% |
1982 | 127 | −0.87% |
1990 | 117 | −1.02% |
1999 | 103 | −1.41% |
2007 | 117 | +1.61% |
2012 | 128 | +1.81% |
2017 | 135 | +1.07% |
Source: INSEE[2] |
History[edit]
The slopes of hills in the region were blocked by thorny hedges of créquiers, the wild plum, and these hedges were called royons [3]
The first mention of Royon is in 893 in Gallia Christiana.[4] It is mentioned again in 1641 as 'Roion', and became 'Royon' in 1804.[5]
Places of interest[edit]
- The church of St. Germain, dating from the sixteenth century.[6]
- The Louis XV château, destroyed in May 1944.
- The present day château, home of the current mayor.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Balandra E. : Les rideaux ou royons picards aux XIIIe et XIVe, Bull. Soc. d' émulation d'Abbeville, 1980-XXIV, p. 757-763.
- ^ Gallia Christiana, XIV, p. 413, col A.
- ^ Dufetelle A. : Le Marquenterre, Monographie de Quend, Imp. Nouvelle, Abbeville, 1907.
- ^ Rodière R. : Dictionnaire épigraphique du Pas de Calais, Sède Ed., Arras, 1937
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