Cruas (French pronunciation: [kʁyas]; Occitan: Cruàs) is a commune near the river Rhône in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Cruas
Cruas Nuclear Power Plant
Location of Cruas
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Cruas is located in France
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Cruas
Cruas is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Cruas
Coordinates: 44°39′28″N 4°45′49″E / 44.6578°N 4.7636°E / 44.6578; 4.7636
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementPrivas
CantonLe Pouzin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Rachel Cotta[1]
Area
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15.45 km2 (5.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,009
 • 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights and monuments

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Cruas has two notable monuments historiques

 
Château des Moines

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: Château (ruines), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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