Royon () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of FranceINSEE commune file 10 miles (16 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer in the valley of the Créquoise 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, which may be the source of the name.Balandra E. : Les rideaux ou royons picards aux XIIIe et XIVe, Bull. Soc. d' émulation d'Abbeville, 1980-XXIV, p. 757-763.
The first mention of Royon is in 893 in Gallia Christiana.Gallia Christiana, XIV, p. 413, col A. It is mentioned again in 1641 as 'Roion', and became 'Royon' in 1804.Dufetelle A. : Le Marquenterre, Monographie de Quend, Imp. Nouvelle, Abbeville, 1907.
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
See also Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
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