Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon

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Coordinates: 44°51′35″N 4°35′24″E / 44.8597222222, 4.59

Commune of Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon

Location
Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon (France)
Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton Vernoux-en-Vivarais
Intercommunality Eyrieux aux Serres
Mayor Annie Louis
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 219 m–727 m
(avg. 550 m)
Land area¹ 7,81 km²
Population²
(1999)
181
 - Density 23/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 07274/ 07190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon is a commune in the Ardèche département in southern France.

It was the birthplace of Eugène Delacroix (17981863), one of the most important of the French Romantic painters.