Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

ROYAN

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 794 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

ROYAN , a See also:

town of W. See also:France, in the See also:department of See also:Charente Inferieure, on the right See also:bank of the See also:Gironde, at its mouth 63 m. below and N.N.W. of See also:Bordeaux. Pop. (1906) 7142. Royan is one of the most frequented bathing resorts on the See also:Atlantic seaboard. The See also:coast is divided into a number of small bays or " conches," forming so many distinct beaches: to the E. of the town is the "Grande Conche" with the municipal See also:casino; to the S. the " Conche de Foncillon," separated from the first-named by a See also:quay which forms a See also:fine terraced esplanade; beyond the fort of Royan follow in See also:succession the conches " du Choy " and " de See also:Robinson," and the most fashionable of all, that of Pontaillac. The See also:port carries on sardine-fishing and an active See also:coasting See also:trade, but the See also:harbour at high See also:tide is accessible only to vessels See also:drawing from 8 to ro it., and at See also:low See also:water is dry. See also:Eugene See also:Pelletan, the author, has a statue in the town, of which he was a benefactor. The lighthouse of Cordouan, 200 ft. in height, rebuilt on the site of an older See also:tower by the architect See also:Louis de See also:Foix in 1584—1610 and added to about the end of the 18th See also:century, stands on a See also:rock 71 m. W.S.W. of Royan. Royan after passing through many hands came to the See also:family of la Tremoille, in whose favour it was made first a marquisate and then a duchy. During the first See also:half of the 15th century it was held by the See also:English.

During the See also:

wars of See also:religion it was a centre of Calvinism and had to sustain in 1622 an eight days' See also:siege by the troops of Louis XIII. As See also:late as the end of the 18th century it was but a " Bourg " of about one thousand inhabitants, noticeable only for its priory, where See also:Brantome wrote a portion of his See also:Chronicles. The prosperity of the See also:place See also:dates from the Restoration, when steamboat communication was established with Bordeaux.

End of Article: ROYAN

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.

Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.

[back]
ROYALTY (0. Fr. realte, reialte, royaulte, from Med... 		[next]
ROYAT

Site © 2006 - Net Industries