Royon
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Royon is a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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Geography

Royon is located 10 miles (16 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer
Montreuil-sur-Mer
Montreuil or Montreuil-sur-Mer is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far from Étaples...

 on the D130 road, in the valley of the Créquoise
Créquoise
The river Créquoise is one of the small streams that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the Canche.The river rises at Créquy and passes by Torcy, Lebiez, Hesmond, Offin, Loison-sur-Créquoise and joins the Canche at Beaurainville.Three small tributaries join the...

river.

Population

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1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
113 133 135 127 117 103 122
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

History

The slopes of hills in the region were blocked by thorny hedges of ‘’créquiers’’, the wild plum, and these hedges were called 'royons'

The first mention of Royon is in 893 in ‘’Gallia Christiana’’ . It is mentioned again in 1641 as 'Roion', and became 'Royon' in 1804 .

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Germain, dating from the sixteenth century .
  • The Louis XV château, destroyed in May 1944.
  • The present day château, home of the current mayor.

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