Municipality of Isère, in the Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes region, Saint-Maurice-l'Exil takes place at the gates of Vienne, in the attraction area of Roussillon. It is located in the heart of the Rhône valley, not far from the Monts du Pilat, at the crossroads of Isère, Loire, Ardèche and Drôme.
Populated since Antiquity, as evidenced by the remains found during the construction of the Saint-Alban nuclear power plant, the territory of Saint-Maurice-l'Exil was originally a dependency of the lords of Roussillon.
This city in the south-east of France has an economy mainly focused on nuclear power, with a power station accessible to the public.