page_title: Royon
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Royon / History
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Carte de l 'Artois par Ortellius en 1576 English: Map of Artois by Ortellius 1576 - private collection
context_page_description: Royon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
context_section_description: The slopes of hills in the region were blocked by thorny hedges of créquiers, the wild plum, and these hedges were called royons  
  
  The first mention of Royon is in 893 in Gallia Christiana. It is mentioned again in 1641 as 'Roion', and became 'Royon' in 1804.
caption: Map of Artois by Ortellius 1576.
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