Royat

Royat

Royat

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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]

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

Population

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Points of interest

International relations

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

See also

References

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

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