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Royat (French pronunciation: [ʁwaja]; Occitan: Roiat) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. As of 2019, its population was 4,359.
Since Roman times, its thermal springs have made it a spa town, 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, Blaenau Gwent, Wales.
See also
Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department
References
Further reading
Brandt, George Henry (1880). Royat (Les Bains) in Auvergne: Its Mineral Waters and Climate. H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd.
Clermont-Ferrand, Royat and Surroundings. Manufacture française des pneumatiques Michelin. 1919.
External links
(in French) Official website
(in French) Unofficial website
(in French) Office of tourism website