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Berrias-et-Casteljau is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Ardèche Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.department in southern
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Geography

The
Chassezac The Chassezac (; oc, Chassesac) is an long river in the Lozère, Gard and Ardèche departments in southern France. It is a right tributary of the Ardèche. Its source is in the commune of Saint-Frézal-d'Albuges, northeast of Les Chazeaux, t ...
flows southeast through the northern part of the commune, then forms part of its eastern border. The
Berriasian In the geological timescale, the Berriasian is an age/stage of the Early/Lower Cretaceous. It is the oldest subdivision in the entire Cretaceous. It has been taken to span the time between 145.0 ± 4.0 Ma and 139.8 ± 3.0 Ma (million years ag ...
Age of the
Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of ...
Period of geological time is named for the village of Berrias in the commune.


Population


See also

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Communes of the Ardèche department The following is a list of the 335 communes of the Ardèche department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ardèche Ardèche communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ardèche-geo-stub