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

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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...

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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.

External links

• Royon on the Quid website