Royon
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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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| Coordinates: 50°28′25″N 1°59′35″E / 50.4736°N 1.9931°E / 50.4736; 1.9931 | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 121 |
| • Density | 16.2/km2 (41.8/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 (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.
| 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
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]
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Places of interest
- The church of St. Germain, dating from the sixteenth century.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ 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
Church of Saint-Germain
Tombstone of the de Bryas family
Transcription of words and symbols on the tombstone
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