Sainte-Croix, Saône-et-Loire
| Sainte-Croix | |
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| Commune | |
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  Sainte-Croix Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Sainte-Croix | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′21″N 5°14′49″E / 46.5725°N 5.2469°ECoordinates: 46°34′21″N 5°14′49″E / 46.5725°N 5.2469°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Louhans |
| Canton | Cuiseaux |
| Area1 | 20.87 km2 (8.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 552 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71401 /71470 |
| Elevation |
177–210 m (581–689 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sainte-Croix is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France. The writer Rose Vincent (1918–2011) was born there.
Geography
The Solnan forms most of the commune's eastern border. The Sâne Morte forms part of the commune's southern border, flows northwestward through the commune, then forms most of its north-western border.
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