Royon
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Rebuilt château | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Royon | ||
| 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 | Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Serge De Hauteclocque | |
| Area1 | 7.49 km2 (2.89 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 122 | |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62725 / 62990 | |
| Elevation |
54–160 m (177–525 ft) (avg. 59 m or 194 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Royon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Royon is located 10 miles (16 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D130 road, in the valley of the Créquoise river.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 133 | 135 | 127 | 117 | 103 | 122 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
History
The slopes of hills in the region were blocked by thorny hedges of créquiers, the wild plum, and these hedges were called royons [1]
The first mention of Royon is in 893 in Gallia Christiana.[2] It is mentioned again in 1641 as 'Roion', and became 'Royon' in 1804.[3]
 Map of Artois by Ortellius 1576. |
 Détail of Royon. |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Germain, dating from the sixteenth century.[4]
- The Louis XV château, destroyed in May 1944.
- The present day château, home of the current mayor.
See also
References
- ↑ 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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royon. |
- Royon on the Quid website (French)
Louis XV château, before World War II
Church of Saint-Germain
Tombstone of the de Bryas family
Transcription of words and symbols on the tombstone
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