Royon | |
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Coordinates: 50°28′25″N 1°59′35″E / 50.4736°N 1.9931°E | |
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 (2021)[2] | 133 |
• Density | 18/km2 (46/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]
Royon is located 10 miles (16 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D130 road, 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] |
The slopes of hills in the region were blocked by thorny hedges of créquiers, the wild plum, and these hedges were called royons [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]