Royat (French pronunciation: [ʁwaja]; Occitan: Roiat) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[4] As of 2019, its population was 4,359.[5]

Since Roman times, its thermal springs have made it a spa town, and the remains of the Roman baths are still visible.[6]

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%
20194,359−3.19%
Source: INSEE[7]

Points of interest

International relations

Royat is twinned with Abertyleri, Blaenau Gwent, Wales.[8]

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 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ Populations légales 2019: 63 Puy-de-Dôme, INSEE
  6. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Royat" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ "Abertillery – Twinned with Royat". Abertillery & Llanhilleth Community Council. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

Further reading


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royat
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