The canton of Royan is an administrative division of the Charente-Maritime department, western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Royan.[1]
It consists of the following communes:[1]
The Canton of Royan was organized in the district of Rochefort. The altitude varies from 0 m (Breuillet) to 50 m (Saint-Palais-sur-Mer) for an average altitude of 18 m.
The Canton of Royan was divided in 1973 leading to the formation of Canton of Royan-Ouest.