Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert

Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Commune
A view of Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Coordinates: 44°34′15″N 5°16′36″E / 44.5708°N 5.2767°E / 44.5708; 5.2767Coordinates: 44°34′15″N 5°16′36″E / 44.5708°N 5.2767°E / 44.5708; 5.2767
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Die
Canton Le Diois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Fernandez
Area1 46.62 km2 (18.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 138
 • Density 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 26274 /26340
Elevation 527–1,447 m (1,729–4,747 ft)
(avg. 591 m or 1,939 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.

Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

History

Archaeology suggests that people have settled in the area for over six thousand years. Fragments of Iron Age vases for roasting wheat have been found in the area. There is also a ruined castle, sacred architecture and a sixteenth-century church on water.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18061,169—    
1911580−50.4%
1962197−66.0%
1968257+30.5%
1975205−20.2%
1982197−3.9%
1990168−14.7%
1999183+8.9%
2008138−24.6%

Economy

The French goat's cheese Picodon is made in and around the area of Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert. Lavender is grown locally and products containing lavender are popular.

See also

References

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