Royat

Royat
Commune
The town hall in Royat
The town hall in Royat
Coat of arms of Royat
Coat of arms
Location of Royat
Location within France
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°45′54″N 3°03′00″E / 45.765°N 3.05°E / 45.765; 3.05
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementClermont-Ferrand
CantonChamalières
IntercommunalityClermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marcel Aledo
Area
1
6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Elevation
728 m (2,388 ft)
Highest elevation
904 m (2,966 ft)
Lowest elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Population
 (2023)
4,479
 • Density677/km2 (1,750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63308 /63130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,416—    
1975 4,467+0.16%
1982 4,072−1.31%
1990 3,950−0.38%
1999 4,658+1.85%
2007 4,613−0.12%
2012 4,590−0.10%
2017 4,651+0.26%
2023 4,479−0.63%
Source: INSEE

Points of interest

International relations

Royat is twinned with Abertyleri, Blaenau Gwent, Wales.

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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  4. ↑ INSEE commune file
  5. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Royat" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  6. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  7. ↑ "Abertillery – Twinned with Royat". Abertillery & Llanhilleth Community Council. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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