Royères

Royères
Commune
The church of the Nativity of the Virgin, in Royères
Location of Royères
Royères Show map of France Royères Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°50′58″N 1°25′52″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Limoges
Canton	Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
Intercommunality	Noblat
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Letoux[1]
Area ^1	17.42 km^2 (6.73 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	946
• Density	54/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	87129 /87400
Elevation	235–484 m (771–1,588 ft) (avg. 365 m or 1,198 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

• Royères at General Annuaires France