Cruas (French pronunciation: [kʁyas]; Occitan: Cruàs) is a commune near the river Rhône in the Ardèche department in southern France.
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Cruas | |
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Commune | |
![]() Cruas Nuclear Power Plant | |
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 | 3,063 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
Cruas has two notable monuments historiques
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