Cruas

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

Cruas
Commune
Location of Cruas
Cruas
Cruas
Coordinates: 44°39′28″N 4°45′49″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementPrivas
CantonLe Pouzin
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Robert Cotta
Area
1
15.45 km2 (5.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,008
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07076 /07350
Elevation72–480 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.

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

  • Abbatiale Sainte-Marie: church dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, listed since 1862 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[2]
  • Château des Moines and its old village, a ruined 12 century to 15th century castle, listed since 1912.[3]
Château des Moines

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Base Mérimée: Eglise, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. Base Mérimée: Château (ruines), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)


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