Sainte-Croix, Dordogne
Sainte-Croix (also Sainte-Croix-de-Beaumont) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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 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 |
| Intercommunality | Pays Beaumontois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Heyraud |
| Area 1 | 12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 87 |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is an administrative centre with an ancient church and attached building that used to belong to the Knights Templar. According to the Sainte-Croix Community website, as of March 2007 the mayor of Sainte-Croix is M.Jean-Pierre Heyraud. The deputy mayor is M. Jean-Guy Soulage. 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 | ||
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| 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% |
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