Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche is a commune in the Ardèche département in southern France.
History
Saint-Maurice was built around a Benedictine convent in the 11th century.[1] The commune changed its name many times. Before the French Revolution the name was Saint-Maurice-Terlin (contraction of Terre à lin - Land of Flax) because the inhabitants grew flax.[2] The village then became Saint Maurice Torsinet in 1793. Eight years later, in 1801, the name was changed again, first to Saint-Maurice-en-Lanas then
Saint-Maurice-et-Lanas. In 1846 it was simply Saint-Maurice. The current name, Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche appeared between 1846 and 1861. It is because the commune is close to the river Ardèche.[3]
Geography
The village is between the communes of Aubenas and Ruoms. It is close to the river Ardèche. There are many vineyards there.[4]
Demography
Change in population
(Source : INSEE[5])
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| 163 | 170 | 167 | 206 | 214 | 241 | 300 |
| From the year 1968 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. .
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References
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