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Royat

Royat
Commune
The town hall in Royat
The town hall in Royat
Coat of arms of Royat
Coat of arms
Location of Royat
Map
Royat is located in France
Royat
Royat
Royat is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Royat
Royat
Coordinates: 45°45′54″N 3°03′00″E / 45.765°N 3.05°E / 45.765; 3.05
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementClermont-Ferrand
CantonChamalières[1]
IntercommunalityClermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marcel Aledo[2]
Area
1
6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
4,403
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63308 /63130
Elevation457–904 m (1,499–2,966 ft)
(avg. 728 m or 2,388 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Royat (French pronunciation: [ʁwaja]; Occitan: Roiat) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[4] As of 2019, its population was 4,359.[5]

Since Roman times, its thermal springs have made it a spa town, and the remains of the Roman baths are still visible.[6]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,416—    
1975 4,467+0.16%
1982 4,072−1.31%
1990 3,950−0.38%
1999 4,658+1.85%
2007 4,613−0.12%
2012 4,590−0.10%
2017 4,651+0.26%
20194,359−3.19%
Source: INSEE[7]

Points of interest

International relations

Royat is twinned with Abertyleri, Blaenau Gwent, Wales.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Decree 2014-210/Décret 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme". Légifrance (in French). 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ Populations légales 2019: 63 Puy-de-Dôme, INSEE
  6. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Royat" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ "Abertillery – Twinned with Royat". Abertillery & Llanhilleth Community Council. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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