Royat
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand | |
Canton | Chamalières | |
Community association | Clermont Auvergne Métropole | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 46 ' N , 3 ° 3' E | |
height | 457-904 m | |
surface | 6.62 km 2 | |
Residents | 4,651 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 703 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 63130 | |
INSEE code | 63308 | |
Website | http://www.royat.fr/ |
Royat is a commune in the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand and in the canton of Chamalières . The small community with 6.62 square kilometers is located 457 to 904 m above sea level at the eastern foot of the Puy de Dôme ; the place has 4651 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The three-kilometer south-west of Clermont-Ferrand preferred site is on the Tiretaine traversed.
history
The Romans already used volcanic thermal springs here . In the 12th century the place was called "Rubacum", in the 13th "Royac" or "Rayac".
The rediscovered thermal springs made the place a sought-after health resort since the 19th century. The iron and carbonated spring water is said to help primarily with osteoarthritis , rheumatism and cardiovascular diseases.
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Residents | 2,170 | 2,566 | 3,515 | 4,416 | 4,467 | 4,072 | 3,950 | 4,658 | 4,613 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From 1968 official figures excluding residents with a second residence |
Attractions
- Church of St-Léger, Romanesque (12th century), fortified as a fortified church in the 14th century ; a well-known cross in front of the church
- Sacré-Cœur church, neoclassical (19th century)
- La Chapelle anglicane, Anglican chapel of the 19th century for spa guests from England built
- Les Grands Thermes, thermal building from 1854, built by the architect Agis Ledru
- “Le Casino”, building built in 1921 in the “ Art Déco ” style
- Remains of the Gallo-Roman thermal baths in the Parc Thermal (spa park) with mosaics and marble coverings
- Parc Bargoin, park with a botanical garden ( arboretum ) with exotic conifers and the oldest maple tree in France
Others
- Puy de Charade mountain peak (904 m), which can be hiked from Royat to the top.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Royat on the Insee website Source 1921–1946: André-Georges Manry: Histoire de Clermont-Ferrand. Bouhdiba et al. a., Clermont-Ferrand 1993, ISBN 2-903377-15-4 , p. 392.