Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert

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Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Commune
A view of Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
A view of Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Location of Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert is located in France
Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Coordinates: 44°34′15″N 5°16′36″E / 44.5708°N 5.2767°E / 44.5708; 5.2767Coordinates: 44°34′15″N 5°16′36″E / 44.5708°N 5.2767°E / 44.5708; 5.2767
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementDie
CantonLe Diois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Fernandez[1]
Area
1
46.62 km2 (18.00 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
199
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26274 /26340
Elevation527–1,447 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.

Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

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[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18061,169—    
1911580−50.4%
1962197−66.0%
1968257+30.5%
1975205−20.2%
1982197−3.9%
1990168−14.7%
1999183+8.9%
2008138−24.6%

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.



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