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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| 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 |
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| Elevation | 54–160 m (177–520 ft) (avg. 59 m/194 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.49 km2 (2.89 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 122 (2006) |
| - Density | 16 /km2 (41 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Royon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Royon is located 10 miles (16 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D130 road, in the valley of the Créquoise river.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 113 | 133 | 135 | 127 | 117 | 103 | 122 |
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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].