Royat

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Royat

(2020–2026) Marcel Aledo^[2]Area

6.62 km² (2.56 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

4,403 • Density670/km² (1,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

63308 /63130

Elevation457–904 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 (French pronunciation: [ʁwaja]; Occitan: Roiat) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.^[4] As of 2019, its population was 4,359.^[5]

Since Roman times, its thermal springs have made it a spa town, and the remains of the Roman baths are still visible.^[6]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,416	—
1975	4,467	+0.16%
1982	4,072	−1.31%
1990	3,950	−0.38%
1999	4,658	+1.85%
2007	4,613	−0.12%
2012	4,590	−0.10%
2017	4,651	+0.26%
2019	4,359	−3.19%
Source: INSEE^[7]

Points of interest

Arboretum de Royat
Jardin botanique d'Auvergne

International relations

Royat is twinned with Abertyleri, Blaenau Gwent, Wales.^[8]

References

^ "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.
^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Populations légales 2019: 63 Puy-de-Dôme, INSEE
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Royat" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Abertillery – Twinned with Royat". Abertillery & Llanhilleth Community Council. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.