Cruas
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Cruas (French pronunciation: [kʁyas]; Occitan: Cruàs) is a commune near the river Rhône in the Ardèche department in southern France.
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 Location of Cruas | |
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| Coordinates: 44°39′28″N 4°45′49″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Privas |
| Canton | Le Pouzin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rachel Cotta[1] |
Area 1 | 15.45 km2 (5.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,898 |
| • Density | 187.6/km2 (485.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
The village has a Romanesque abbey with a crypt.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,978 | — |
| 1975 | 1,638 | −2.66% |
| 1982 | 2,370 | +5.42% |
| 1990 | 2,200 | −0.93% |
| 1999 | 2,400 | +0.97% |
| 2007 | 2,670 | +1.34% |
| 2012 | 2,872 | +1.47% |
| 2017 | 3,008 | +0.93% |
| 2023 | 2,898 | −0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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.[4]
- Château des Moines and its old village, a ruined 12 century to 15th century castle, listed since 1912.[5]
