Killon

City of Killon La Ville de Killon
City
Nickname(s):  "The Capital", "The City of Kings", "The Sparkling City", "Maison de Dubois", "Galaria Proper", "New Killon"
Motto:  Les Lis S'épanouissent Dans Les Tempêtes
Country	Rhodevus
Territory	Ile du Fleurs
Region	Région Galar
Government
• Mayor	Jacques DuSoeux (Rhodeve Environmentalist Party (Green Party))
Area
• Total	86.7 km2 (33.5 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	948,005
• Density	11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Killoni Galarian/Fleurian Rhodeve
Website	Killon.rdv

The City of Killon, (pronunciation: kɛ̃ɑ̃) known as Killon, is the capital of the Ile du Fleurs territory of Rhodevus. It is the second largest city in the territory and the eighth largest in the country with a population of 948,005 residents in an area of 68.7 km.

Etymology

The name "Killon" is derived from its early inhabitants, the Galaric Kissii tribe.

History

Carlomann won the Battle of Killon in 1142 against King Konradine I

Killon became the capital of Galaria from 1171-1210. Killon became the capital of the Kingdom of Galaria from 1210-1354

The 8th of August, 1511 saw the coronation of Willburr Augustine Dubois as King of Galaria, tracing his lineage through his father to the second son of King Louis Karlsen and his mother to a third child of King Arnulf of the Bertolvian Dynasty. Already a minor lord, he moved the capital from Travaisé to his own palace at Killon. It remained the capital until the Rhodeve annexation in 1723.

Killon became the official capital of the Ile du Fleurs territory in 1845 and remained the capital to this day.

Demographics

The estimated population of Killon as of January 1, 2020 is 948,005 according to StatsRhode. This is an increase of 5,863 from 2016.

The population of Killon today is lower than its peak of 1.21 million in 1932. The principal reasons were a significant decline in household size, and a dramatic migration of residents to the suburbs between 1962 and 1975. Factors in the migration included de-industrialization, high rent, the gentrification of many inner quarters, the transformation of living space into offices, and greater affluence among working families.