Cruas

Cruas

Cruas

Coordinates: 44°39′28″N 4°45′49″E / 44.6578°N 4.7636°E / 44.6578; 4.7636Coordinates: 44°39′28″N 4°45′49″E / 44.6578°N 4.7636°E / 44.6578; 4.7636
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Privas
Canton Rochemaure
Intercommunality Barrès-Coiron
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Robert Cotta
Area1 15.45 km2 (5.97 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 2,935
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 07076 / 07350
Elevation 72–480 m (236–1,575 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cruas is a commune near the Rhône River in the Ardèche department in southern France.

The village has a Romanesque abbey with a crypt.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,079—    
19681,978−4.9%
19751,638−17.2%
19822,370+44.7%
19902,200−7.2%
19992,400+9.1%
20072,670+11.3%
20082,709+1.5%
20122,872+6.0%
20132,935+2.2%

Sights and monuments

Cruas has two notable monuments historiques

Château de Moines

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Culture: Eglise (French)
  2. ↑ Ministry of Culture: Château (ruines) (French)
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