Royan
Royan (French pronunciation: [ʁwa.jɑ̃]; locally [ʁwe.jɑ̃] in Saintongeais dialect) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime depairtment an the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, alang the Atlantic Ocean, in soothwastren Fraunce.
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  Royan Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Royan | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′N 1°02′W / 45.62°N 1.03°WCoordinates: 45°37′N 1°02′W / 45.62°N 1.03°W | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Depairtment | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Didier Quentin |
| Area 1 | 19.30 km2 (7.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 18,541 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17306 /17200 |
| Elevation | 0–35 m (0–115 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |