Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ nazɛʁ lə dezɛʁ]; Occitan: Sant Nazari dau Desert) is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.[3]

Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Commune
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Location of Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
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Coordinates: 44°34′15″N 5°16′36″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Die
Canton	Le Diois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Fernandez[1]
Area 1	46.62 km2 (18.00 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	209
• Density	4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26321 /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.

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

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

• Communes of the Drôme department

References

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