Cruas
Cruas | |
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Commune | |
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![]() ![]() Cruas Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ![]() ![]() Cruas | |
Coordinates: 44°39′28″N 4°45′49″E / 44.6578°N 4.7636°ECoordinates: 44°39′28″N 4°45′49″E / 44.6578°N 4.7636°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ardèche |
Arrondissement | Privas |
Canton | Le Pouzin |
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 | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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 | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 2,079 | — |
1968 | 1,978 | −4.9% |
1975 | 1,638 | −17.2% |
1982 | 2,370 | +44.7% |
1990 | 2,200 | −7.2% |
1999 | 2,400 | +9.1% |
2007 | 2,670 | +11.3% |
2008 | 2,709 | +1.5% |
2012 | 2,872 | +6.0% |
2013 | 2,935 | +2.2% |
Sights and monuments
Cruas has two notable monuments historiques
- Abbatiale Sainte-Marie: church dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, listed since 1862 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]
- Château des Moines and its old village, a ruined 12 century to 15th century castle, listed since 1912.[2]
Château de Moines
See also
References
- ↑ Ministry of Culture: Eglise (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture: Château (ruines) (in French)
External links
- Official web site
- Gazetteer entry
- Ministry of Culture listing for Abbatiale Sainte-Marie (in French) and Ministry of Culture photos
- Ministry of Culture listing for Château des Moines (in French) and Ministry of Culture photo
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