Royat
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Location of Royat  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand |
| Canton | Chamalières[1] |
| Intercommunality | Clermont |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Marcel Aledo |
| Area 1 | 6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 4,802 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63308 /63130 |
| Elevation | 457–904 m (1,499–2,966 ft) (avg. 728 m or 2,388 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Royat is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne 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.[2]
The population in 1999 was 4,745.
Points of interest
International relations
Royat is twinned with
Notes
- ^ "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.
- ^ Chisholm 1911.
Further reading
- Brandt, George Henry (1880). Royat (Les Bains) in Auvergne: Its Mineral Waters and Climate. H.K. Lewis.
- Clermont-Ferrand, Royat and Surroundings. Manufacture française des pneumatiques Michelin. 1919.
See also
References
- INSEE commune file
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
External links
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- Template:Fr icon Official website
- Template:Fr icon Unofficial website
- Template:Fr icon Office of tourism website
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