Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon

Coordinates: 44°51′35″N 4°35′24″E / 44.8597222222°N 4.59°E / 44.8597222222; 4.59
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Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon
Location of Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon
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Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon is located in France
Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon
Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon
Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon
Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon
Coordinates: 44°51′35″N 4°35′24″E / 44.8597222222°N 4.59°E / 44.8597222222; 4.59
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementTournon-sur-Rhône
CantonVernoux-en-Vivarais
IntercommunalityEyrieux aux Serres
Government
 • Mayor (2001-2008) Annie Louis
Area
1
7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
181
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07274 /07190
Elevation219–727 m (719–2,385 ft)
(avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Location of the commune of Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon

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

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