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Royat (; Occitan: ''Roiat'') is a commune in the
Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme (; oc, label= Auvergnat, lo Puèi de Doma or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2019, it had a population of 662,152.department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. As of 2019, its population was 4,359. Since
Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: * Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lett ...
times, its thermal springs have made it a
spa town A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath, Somerset, B ...
, and the remains of the Roman baths are still visible.


Population


Points of interest

* Arboretum de Royat * Jardin botanique d'Auvergne


International relations

Royat is twinned with
Abertyleri Abertillery (; cy, Abertyleri) is a town and a community (Wales), community of the Ebbw Fach Valley, Ebbw Fach valley in the Monmouthshire (historic), historic county of Monmouthshire, Wales. Following local government reorganisation it became ...
, Blaenau Gwent,
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.


See also

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Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website
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Unofficial website
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Office of tourism website
Communes of Puy-de-Dôme Spa towns in France {{PuyDôme-geo-stub