Royan
Sign in to saveRoyan (; Roeyan in the Saintongeais dialect; ) is a commune and town in the south-west of France, in the department of Charente-Maritime in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Capital of the Côte de Beauté, Royan is one of the main French Atlantic coastal resort towns, and has five beaches, a marina for over 1,000 boats, and an active fishing port.
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Royan is a coastal town in southwestern France known as a major Atlantic seaside resort destination. It features five beaches, a large marina, and an active fishing port, making it an important hub for both tourism and maritime activity on the French coast.
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Place details
- Locality
- Royan
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 19,017
Article
27 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Geology
- Transport
- Road
- Train
- Airports
- Ferry
- Climate
- History
- Prehistory and antiquity
- Middle Ages
- French Revolution
- Seaside resort
- Destruction
- Royan today
- Population
- International Relations
- Sights
- Church of Notre-Dame (''église Notre-Dame'')
- Convention Centre (''Palais des congrès'')
- Central Market (''Marché central'')
- Education
- Sports
- Notable people from Royan
- See also
- References
- External links
Royan (; Roeyan in the Saintongeais dialect; ) is a commune and town in the south-west of France, in the department of Charente-Maritime in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Capital of the Côte de Beauté, Royan is one of the main French Atlantic coastal resort towns, and has five beaches, a marina for over 1,000 boats, and an active fishing port.
Royan is located on the peninsula of Arvert, at the mouth of the Gironde estuary on its eastern shore. Royan was once of strategic importance, coveted in particular by the Visigoths and the Vikings. During the Reformation the city became a Protestant stronghold, and was besieged and destroyed by King Louis XIII (ruled 1610–43). During the Bourbon Restoration (1814–1830), and especially during the Second Empire (1852–1870), Royan was celebrated for its sea baths. It attracted many artists during the Roaring Twenties.