Cruas

Cruas (Cruàs) is a commune near the river Rhône in the Ardèche department in southern France.

The village has a Romanesque abbey with a crypt.

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.