Sainte-Croix, Dordogne

Sainte-Croix
Commune
Church and priory
Location of Sainte-Croix
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Coordinates: 44°44′26″N 0°49′54″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Lalinde
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Montaudouin[1]
Area ^1	12.87 km^2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	87
• Density	6.8/km^2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24393 /24440
Elevation	80–209 m (262–686 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Croix (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa] ^ⓘ; also Sainte-Croix-de-Beaumont; Languedocien: Senta Crotz) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

The village has an ancient church and attached building that used to belong to the Knights Templar. The mayor of Sainte-Croix is Francis Montaudouin, elected in 2020.^[1] Sainte-Croix lies about 3 km to the east of the D660 road that links Beaumont-du-Périgord in the north and Monpazier in the south.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	134	—
1968	113	−15.7%
1975	91	−19.5%
1982	84	−7.7%
1990	94	+11.9%
1999	95	+1.1%
2008	89	−6.3%

See also

• Barjou
• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Website about Sainte-Croix