Sainte-Croix, Dordogne
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Sainte-Croix is a commune
in the Dordogne
department in Aquitaine
in southwestern France
.
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 Mme Annie Clavel and the 2nd assistant 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.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
department in Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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It is an administrative centre with an ancient church and attached building that used to belong to the Knights Templar
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
. 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 Mme Annie Clavel and the 2nd assistant mayor is M. Jean-Guy Soulage.
Sainte-Croix lies about 3 km to the east of the D660 road that links Beaumont-du-Périgord
Beaumont-du-Périgord
Beaumont-du-Périgord is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
in the north and Monpazier
Monpazier
Monpazier is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwest France.-Population:Its inhabitants are called Monpaziérois.-Sights:...
in the south.