Toulx-Sainte-Croix

Toulx-Sainte-Croix
Commune
Observation tower
Toulx-Sainte-Croix
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Toulx-Sainte-Croix
Coordinates: 46°17′08″N 2°12′52″E / 46.2856°N 2.2144°E / 46.2856; 2.2144Coordinates: 46°17′08″N 2°12′52″E / 46.2856°N 2.2144°E / 46.2856; 2.2144
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Boussac
Intercommunality CC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard De La Biche
Area1 35.05 km2 (13.53 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 299
 • Density 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23254 /23600
Elevation 375–656 m (1,230–2,152 ft)
(avg. 655 m or 2,149 ft)

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.

Toulx-Sainte-Croix is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D67 and the D14 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962495—    
1968570+15.2%
1975507−11.1%
1982435−14.2%
1990361−17.0%
1999304−15.8%
2008299−1.6%

Sights

The Romanesque church
  • Several Roman remains.
  • The church and its separate bell tower, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The ancient stone cross on the square.
  • Megaliths known as "Les Pierres Jaumâtres".
  • A fifteenth-century château at the hamlet of Maisons.
  • A fortified manorhouse at Chanon.
  • The observation tower constructed in 1932 by Abbé Aguillaume.

See also

References


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