Royat

Royat
Royat
Commune
	The town hall in Royat
	Coat of arms
	Location of Royat
	Royat Show map of France Royat Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
	Coordinates: 45°45′54″N 3°03′00″E / 45.765°N 3.05°E / 45.765; 3.05
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Clermont-Ferrand
Canton	Chamalières
Intercommunality	Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marcel Aledo
Area 1	6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population (2023)	4,479
• Density	677/km2 (1,750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63308 /63130
Elevation	457–904 m (1,499–2,966 ft) ; (avg. 728 m or 2,388 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Royat (French pronunciation: [ʁwaja]; Occitan: Roiat) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.⁴

Since Roman times, its thermal springs have made it a spa town, and the remains of the Roman baths are still visible.⁵

Population

"Decree 2014-210/Décret 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme". Légifrance (in French). 21 February 2014.
"Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
"Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
INSEE commune file
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Royat" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
"Abertillery – Twinned with Royat". Abertillery & Llanhilleth Community Council. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.