Royat
| Royat | |
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  Royat | |
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Royat | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′50″N 3°05′15″E / 45.7806°N 3.0875°ECoordinates: 45°46′50″N 3°05′15″E / 45.7806°N 3.0875°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand |
| Canton | Chamalières[1] |
| Intercommunality | Clermont |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Marcel Aledo |
| Area1 | 6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 4,802 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63308 / 63130 |
| Elevation |
457–904 m (1,499–2,966 ft) (avg. 728 m or 2,388 ft) |
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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. | |
Royat is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
Since Roman times, its thermal springs have made it a spa town, and the remains of the Roman baths are still visible.[2]
The population in 1999 was 4,745.
Points of interest
International relations
Royat is twinned with
Notes
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Chisholm 1911.
Further reading
- Brandt, George Henry (1880). Royat (Les Bains) in Auvergne: Its Mineral Waters and Climate. H.K. Lewis.
- Clermont-Ferrand, Royat and Surroundings. Manufacture française des pneumatiques Michelin. 1919.
See also
References
- INSEE commune file
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Royat". Encyclopædia Britannica. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
External links
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- (French) Official website
- (French) Unofficial website
- (French) Office of tourism website
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