Royon Explained

Royon
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Royon.svg
Arrondissement:	Montreuil
Canton:	Fruges
Insee:	62725
Postal Code:	62990
Mayor:	Jean-Marie Cornuel^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Coordinates:	50.4736°N 1.9931°W
Elevation M:	59
Elevation Min M:	54
Elevation Max M:	160
Area Km2:	7.49

Royon (in French pronounced as /ʁwajɔ̃/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Royon is located 10 miles (16 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D130 road, in the valley of the Créquoise river.

History

The slopes of hills in the region were blocked by thorny hedges of créquiers, the wild plum, and these hedges were called royons ^[3]
The first mention of Royon is in 893 in Gallia Christiana.^[4] It is mentioned again in 1641 as 'Roion', and became 'Royon' in 1804.^[5]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the sixteenth century.^[6]
• The Louis XV château, destroyed in May 1944.
• The present day château, home of the current mayor.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62725-royon INSEE commune file
3. Balandra E. : Les rideaux ou royons picards aux XIIIe et XIVe, Bull. Soc. d' émulation d'Abbeville, 1980-XXIV, p. 757-763.
4. Gallia Christiana, XIV, p. 413, col A.
5. Dufetelle A. : Le Marquenterre, Monographie de Quend, Imp. Nouvelle, Abbeville, 1907.
6. Rodière R. : Dictionnaire épigraphique du Pas de Calais, Sède Ed., Arras, 1937