Republic Boulevard

Boulevard de la République, the city side of Royan

Boulevard de la République embodies the urban vision of the reconstruction of Royan: a city with two faces. While the seafront represents the sea side, this boulevard structures the city side. The Royan audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this original urban planning choice, which still shapes the city today.

A city with two faces

During the post-war reconstruction, the town planners imagined Royan as a city with two faces: on one side the Seafront, turned towards the ocean and leisure, on the other a city centre structured by great shopping axes. With Rue Gambetta, Boulevard de la République is one of these important axes, lined with shops, which enliven the city side of Royan.

What to see

Here you wander between shops, reconstruction façades and urban bustle, away from the seafront. The boulevard illustrates the urban logic that shaped the new Royan. It is a stop to understand the city beyond its beaches, in its commercial daily life and its everyday life.

Practical information

Boulevard de la République crosses the centre of Royan, reachable on foot. It is a public axis, freely accessible and on the level; the shops that line it have their own hours. It is a good landmark to explore the city side of Royan, complementary to the walk on the seafront.

What is the two-faced city of Royan?

It is the urban concept of the reconstruction: a sea side, turned towards the ocean and leisure, and a city side, structured by shopping axes such as Boulevard de la République.

What can you find on Boulevard de la République?

Shops and reconstruction façades, along one of the great axes of the city side of Royan, with Rue Gambetta.