Royon (French pronunciation: [ʁwajɔ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Royon | |
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 Rebuilt château | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Royon  | |
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| Coordinates: 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[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.49 km2 (2.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 133 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/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. | |
Geography
editRoyon 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[4] | ||
History
editThe slopes of hills in the region were blocked by thorny hedges of créquiers, the wild plum, and these hedges were called royons, which may be the source of the name.[5]
The first mention of Royon is in 893 in Gallia Christiana.[6] It is mentioned again in 1641 as 'Roion', and became 'Royon' in 1804.[7]
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Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Germain, dating from the sixteenth century.[8]
- The Louis XV château, destroyed in May 1944.
- The present day château, home of the current mayor.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ 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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Louis XV château, before World War II -
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Transcription of words and symbols on the tombstone
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