Cruas (; ) 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.
  • Château des Moines and its old village, a ruined 12 century to 15th century castle, listed since 1912.

thumb|left|Château des Moines

See also

  • Communes of the Ardèche department

References

  • Official web site
  • Gazetteer entry