Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert

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

Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
A view of Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Location of Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
Coordinates: 44°34′15″N 5°16′36″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementDie
CantonLe Diois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Daniel Fernandez
Area
1
46.62 km2 (18.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
193
  Density4.1/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.

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. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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