Royères
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Royères (French pronunciation: [ʁwajɛʁ]; Occitan: Roiéra) in a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
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The church of the Nativity of the Virgin, in Royères | |
 Location of Royères | |
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| Coordinates: 45°50′58″N 1°25′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat |
| Intercommunality | Noblat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Letoux[1] |
Area 1 | 17.42 km2 (6.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 951 |
| • Density | 54.6/km2 (141/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87129 /87400 |
| Elevation | 235–484 m (771–1,588 ft) (avg. 365 m or 1,198 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Personalities
Royères was the birthplace of the Dominican inquisitor, Bishop of Lodève and prolific author Bernard Gui, circa 1261.
