Toulx-Sainte-Croix

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

Toulx-Sainte-Croix
Commune
Observation tower
Location of Toulx-Sainte-Croix
Toulx-Sainte-Croix
Toulx-Sainte-Croix
Coordinates: 46°17′08″N 2°12′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonBoussac
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard De La Biche
Area
1
35.05 km2 (13.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
263
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23254 /23600
Elevation375–656 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.

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
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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