Médis

Royan–Médis Aerodrome is an aerodrome located 4 km (2 miles) east of Royan, France.

Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Royan. It is located in the Charente-Maritime department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France. Created in 2001, its seat is in Royan. Its area is 603.9 km2. Its population was 83,661 in 2019, of which 18,419 in Royan proper.

The canton of Saujon is an administrative division of the Charente-Maritime department, western France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saujon. It consists of the following communes:

Saujon (French pronunciation: [soʒɔ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Planet Exotica (7.6 hectares) is a commercial botanical garden located at 5 avenue des Fleurs de la Paix, Royan, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged. The gardens include Japanese gardens, Tuscan landscapes, a bonsai collection (400 m2), an orchid greenhouse described as the largest in France (700 m2, about 3,000 specimens), a butterfly conservatory, bamboo labyrinth with artificial fog, boat trips through the marshes, and water games. Of particular interest is an olive tree imported from Spain, 4m high, 7m in circumference, with an estimated age of 1800 years.

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ də didɔn]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. An important seaside resort of Royan and the coast of Beauty, on the right bank of the mouth of the Gironde estuary and adjacent Atlantic Ocean, Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a major economic and tourist centers of royannaise metropolitan city which it is now becoming a residential suburb. It has a population of 5,342 inhabitants (2019) - to over 50,000 people during the summer season - and is part of the agglomeration community of Royan Atlantique with 83,661 inhabitants (2019).

Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sylpis də ʁwajɑ̃]; Occitan: Sent Sulpici de Roian) is a commune in the French department of Charente-Maritime, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Poitou-Charentes), southwestern France.

L'Éguille (French pronunciation: [leɡɥij]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

The canton of Royan is an administrative division of the Charente-Maritime department, western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Royan. It consists of the following communes: Royan Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Vaux-sur-Mer The Canton of Royan was organized in the district of Rochefort. The altitude varies from 0 m (Breuillet) to 50 m (Saint-Palais-sur-Mer) for an average altitude of 18 m. The Canton of Royan was divided in 1973 leading to the formation of Canton of Royan-Ouest.

Semussac (French pronunciation: [semysak]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Le Chay (French pronunciation: [lə ʃɛ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

The siege of Royan (French: Siège de Royan) was a siege accomplished by the young French king Louis XIII in 1622, against the Protestant stronghold of Royan. This siege followed the siege of Montauban, in which Louis XIII had failed against the Huguenot city. The siege started at the beginning of May 1622. After six days, despite support from La Rochelle, the city surrendered, the defenders obtaining to withdraw to La Rochelle with weapons and luggage, although they had to leave cannons and ammunition.