Royon

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Coordinates: 50°28′25″N 1°59′35″E / 50.4736111111, 1.99305555556

Commune of Royon
Location
Royon (France)
Royon
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Montreuil
Canton Fruges
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs
Mayor Serge De Hauteclocque
Statistics
Elevation 54 m–160 m
(avg. 59 m)
Land area¹ 7,49 km²
Population²
(1999)		 103
 - Density 13/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 62725/ 62990
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Royon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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[edit] Geography

A village located 10 miles (16km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D130 road, in the valley of the Créquoise river.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
113 133 135 127 117 103
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] History

The slopes of hills in the region were blocked by thorny hedges of ‘’créquiers’’, the wild plum, and these hedges were called 'royons' [1]
The first mention of Royon is in 893 in ‘’Gallia Christiana’’ [2]. It is mentioned again in 1641 as 'Roion', and became 'Royon' in 1804 [3].

Map of Artois by Ortellius 1576.
Map of Artois by Ortellius 1576.
Détail of Royon.
Détail of Royon.

[edit] Places of interest

  • The church of St.Germain, dating from the 16th century [4].
  • The Louis XV château, destroyed in May 1944.
  • The present day château, home of the current mayor.
Royon : the rebuilt château, home of the Hautecloque family
Royon : the rebuilt château, home of the Hautecloque family
Royon : the Louis XV château, before World War II
Royon : the Louis XV château, before World War II
Church of Saint-Germain
Church of Saint-Germain
Tombstone of the de Bryas family.
Tombstone of the de Bryas family.
Transcription of words and symbols on the tombstone.
Transcription of words and symbols on the tombstone.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Balandra E. : Les rideaux ou royons picards aux XIIIe et XIVe, Bull. Soc. d' émulation d'Abbeville, 1980-XXIV, p. 757-763.
  2. ^ Gallia Christiana, XIV, p. 413, col A.
  3. ^ Dufetelle A. : Le Marquenterre, Monographie de Quend, Imp. Nouvelle, Abbeville, 1907.
  4. ^ Rodière R. : Dictionnaire épigraphique du Pas de Calais, Sède Ed., Arras, 1937
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