Royan

Royan is a commune and metropolis within the south-west of France, within the department of Charente-Maritime inside the Nouvelle-Aquitaine vicinity. Its inhabitants are referred to as Royannais and Royannaises. Capital of the Côte de Beaute, Royan is one of the primary French Atlantic coastal motel cities, and has five seashores, a marina for over 1,000 boats, and an lively fishing port. As of 2013, the population of the more urban region become 48,982. The metropolis had 18,393 population in 2015.

Royan is positioned on the peninsula of Arvert, on the mouth of the Gironde estuary on its jap shore. Royan become as soon as of strategic importance, coveted specifically by the Visigoths and the Vikings. The town have become a Protestant stronghold during the Hundred Years' War underneath English rule. The important stadium of the city is the Stade d'honneur, near the railway station. Royan has numerous other sports activities facilities, together with swimming pools, of which one, at Foncillon, is an outdoor seawater pool open within the summer time months; several gymnasiums; a sports hall; numerous tennis courts; a Basque pelota wall; a rugby ground; and a golf direction.