Royat Explained

Royat
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Royat (Puy-de-Dôme).svg
Arrondissement:Clermont-Ferrand
Canton:Chamalières[1]
Insee:63308
Postal Code:63130
Mayor:Marcel Aledo[2]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Coordinates:45.765°N 3.05°W
Elevation M:728
Elevation Min M:457
Elevation Max M:904
Area Km2:6.62

Royat (in French pronounced as /ʁwaja/; Occitan: Roiat) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[3] As of 2019, its population was 4,359.[4]

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

Points of interest

International relations

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Decree 2014-210/Décret 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme. 21 February 2014. Légifrance. fr.
  2. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  3. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/63308-royat INSEE commune file
  4. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep63.pdf Populations légales 2019: 63 Puy-de-Dôme
  5. Royat. 23.
  6. Web site: Abertillery – Twinned with Royat. Abertillery & Llanhilleth Community Council. 31 January 2014. 31 January 2018.