| Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Die |
| Canton: | Le Diois |
| Insee: | 26321 |
| Postal Code: | 26340 |
| Mayor: | Daniel Fernandez[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 44.5708°N 5.2767°W |
| Elevation M: | 591 |
| Elevation Min M: | 527 |
| Elevation Max M: | 1447 |
| Area Km2: | 46.62 |
Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ nazɛʁ lə dezɛʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sant Nazari dau Desert) is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.[2]
Archaeology suggests that people have settled in the area for over six thousand years. Fragments of Iron Age vases for roasting wheat have been found in the area. There is also a ruined castle, sacred architecture and a sixteenth-century church on water.
The French goat's cheese Picodon is made in and around the area of Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert. Lavender is grown locally and products containing lavender are popular.