Royères

Royères
The church of the Nativity of the Virgin, in Royères
Location of Royères
Royères
Royères
Coordinates: 45°50′58″N 1°25′52″E / 45.8494°N 1.4311°E / 45.8494; 1.4311
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementLimoges
CantonSaint-Léonard-de-Noblat
IntercommunalityNoblat
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Franck Letoux[1]
Area
1
17.42 km2 (6.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
942
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
87129 /87400
Elevation235–484 m (771–1,588 ft)
(avg. 365 m or 1,198 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Royères (French pronunciation: [ʁwajɛʁ]; Occitan: Roiéra) in a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Personalities

Royères was the birthplace of the Dominican inquisitor, Bishop of Lodève and prolific author Bernard Gui, circa 1261.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.