Royères - Izeria

Royères (French pronunciation: [ʁwajɛʁ]; Occitan: Roiéra) in a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

1. Personalities

Royères was the birthplace of the Dominican inquisitor, Bishop of Lodève and prolific author Bernard Gui, circa 1261.

1. See also

Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

1. References


1. External links

Royères at General Annuaires France

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