Royères
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Haute-Vienne | |
Arrondissement | Limoges | |
Canton | Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat | |
Community association | Noblat | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ′ N , 1 ° 26 ′ E | |
height | 235-484 m | |
surface | 17.42 km 2 | |
Residents | 915 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 87400 | |
INSEE code | 87129 | |
Church of the Birth of Mary |
Royères , Occitan Roïéra is a French commune in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine , in Haute-Vienne , in district Limoges and in the canton of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat .
Royères is the lowest point in the canton of Saint-Léonrad-de-Noblat. The neighboring municipalities are Saint-Priest-Taurion in the northwest, Le Châtenet-en-Dognon in the northeast, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat in the east, La Geneytouse in the southeast, Aureil in the southwest and Saint-Just-le-Martel in the west.
The Vienne flows through the village . The railway line Le Palais-sur-Vienne - Meymac with a stop in Royères runs parallel to the north .
history
The village was called Royères-la-Montagne during the French Revolution .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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Residents | 604 | 546 | 576 | 779 | 855 | 795 | 834 | 820 |
Web links
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