Sainte-Croix, Dordogne

Sainte-Croix
Church and priory
Church and priory
Location of Sainte-Croix
Map
Sainte-Croix is located in France
Sainte-Croix
Sainte-Croix
Sainte-Croix is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sainte-Croix
Sainte-Croix
Coordinates: 44°44′26″N 0°49′54″E / 44.7406°N 0.8317°E / 44.7406; 0.8317
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementBergerac
CantonLalinde
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Montaudouin[1]
Area
1
12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
87
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24393 /24440
Elevation80–209 m (262–686 ft)
(avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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.

  1. ^ a b "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.