Royon

Royon
Commune
Rebuilt château
Rebuilt château
Coat of arms of Royon
Coat of arms
Location of Royon
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Royon is located in France
Royon
Royon
Royon is located in Hauts-de-France
Royon
Royon
Coordinates: 50°28′25″N 1°59′35″E / 50.4736°N 1.9931°E / 50.4736; 1.9931
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityCC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marie Cornuel[1]
Area
1
7.49 km2 (2.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
127
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62725 /62990
Elevation54–160 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 (French pronunciation: [ʁwajɔ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 10 miles (16 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer in the valley of the Créquoise river.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968133—    
1975135+0.21%
1982127−0.87%
1990117−1.02%
1999103−1.41%
2007117+1.61%
2012128+1.81%
2017135+1.07%
Source: INSEE[4]

History

The 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]

Map of Artois by Ortellius 1576.
Détail of Royon.

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Germain, dating from the sixteenth century.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Balandra E. : Les rideaux ou royons picards aux XIIIe et XIVe, Bull. Soc. d' émulation d'Abbeville, 1980-XXIV, p. 757-763.
  6. ^ Gallia Christiana, XIV, p. 413, col A.
  7. ^ Dufetelle A. : Le Marquenterre, Monographie de Quend, Imp. Nouvelle, Abbeville, 1907.
  8. ^ Rodière R. : Dictionnaire épigraphique du Pas de Calais, Sède Ed., Arras, 1937
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