Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Cruas (French pronunciation: [kʁyas]; Occitan: Cruàs) is a commune near the river Rhône in the Ardèche department in southern France.
The village has a Romanesque abbey with a crypt.
Population
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]
Château des MoinesSee also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château (ruines), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
External links
- Official web site
- Gazetteer entry
- Base Mérimée: Abbatiale Sainte-Marie, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château des Moines, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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