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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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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 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil | |
| Canton | Fruges | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs | |
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| • Mayor | Serge De Hauteclocque | |
| Area1 | 7.49 km2 (2.89 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 122 | |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) | |
| 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. |
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Royon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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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]
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 113 | 133 | 135 | 127 | 117 | 103 | 122 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
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 [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]
Places of interest[edit]
- 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- Royon on the Quid website (French)
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Louis XV château, before World War II
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Church of Saint-Germain
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Tombstone of the de Bryas family
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Transcription of words and symbols on the tombstone
