Royères | |
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Commune | |
The church of the Nativity of the Virgin, in Royères
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Coordinates: 45°50′58″N 1°25′52″E / 45.8494°N 1.4311°ECoordinates: 45°50′58″N 1°25′52″E / 45.8494°N 1.4311°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Haute-Vienne |
Arrondissement | Limoges |
Canton | Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat |
Intercommunality | Noblat |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Martine Tandeau de Marsac |
Area1 | 17.42 km2 (6.73 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 836 |
• Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Royères (Occitan: Roiéra) in a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
Royères was the birthplace of the Dominican inquisitor, Bishop of Lodève and prolific author Bernard Gui, circa 1261.