Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon

Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon is a commune of the Ardèche département in the southern part of 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 219–727 m (719–2,385 ft)
(avg. 550 m/1,800 ft)
Land area1 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population2 181  (1999)
 - Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
Location of the commune of Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon

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