Royat

Royat (French pronunciation: ​[ʁwaja]; Occitan: Roiat) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[4]

Royat
Commune
The town hall in Royat
Coat of arms
Location of Royat
Royat
Royat
Coordinates: 45°45′54″N 3°03′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementClermont-Ferrand
CantonChamalières[1]
IntercommunalityClermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marcel Aledo[2]
Area
1
6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[3]
4,359
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63308 /63130
Elevation457–904 m (1,499–2,966 ft)
(avg. 728 m or 2,388 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Since Roman times, its thermal springs have made it a spa town, and the remains of the Roman baths are still visible.[5]

As of 2018, its population was 4,505.

Points of interest

International relations

Royat is twinned with Abertyleri, Blaenau Gwent, Wales.[6]

See also

References
  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. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  3. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  4. INSEE commune file
  5. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Royat" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  6. "Abertillery – Twinned with Royat". Abertillery & Llanhilleth Community Council. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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