Royon () is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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.
Geography
Royon is located 10 miles (16 km) east of
Montreuil-sur-Mer
Montreuil (; also nl, Monsterole), also known as Montreuil-sur-Mer (; pcd, Montreu-su-Mér or , literally ''Montreuil on Sea''), is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far fr ...
on the D130 road, in the valley of the
Créquoise
The river Créquoise (; pcd, Créquoése) is one of the small streams that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the Canche
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river.
Population
History
The slopes of hills in the region were blocked by thorny hedges of ''créquiers'', the wild plum, and these hedges were called ''royons''
The first mention of ''Royon'' is in 893 in ''Gallia Christiana''. It is mentioned again in 1641 as 'Roion', and became 'Royon' in 1804.
Places of interest
* The church of St. Germain, dating from the sixteenth century.
[Rodière R. : Dictionnaire épigraphique du Pas de Calais, Sède Ed., Arras, 1937]
* 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
References
Image:Royon Chat avt-guerre.JPG, Louis XV château, before World War II
Image:Royon eglise.jpg, Church of Saint-Germain
Image:De Bryas Eglise.jpg, Tombstone of the de Bryas family
Image:De Bryas Arch.jpg, Transcription of words and symbols on the tombstone
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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