Sainte-Croix, Drôme

Sainte-Croix (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa] ^ⓘ; Vivaro-Alpine: Santa Crotz) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Sainte-Croix
Commune
A view of the village of Sainte-Croix
Location of Sainte-Croix
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Coordinates: 44°46′09″N 5°17′02″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Die
Canton	Le Diois
Intercommunality	Diois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nadine Monge[1]
Area 1	10.78 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	101
• Density	9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26299 /26150
Elevation	333–1,014 m (1,093–3,327 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	110	—
1975	90	−2.83%
1982	92	+0.31%
1990	102	+1.30%
1999	90	−1.38%
2009	86	−0.45%
2014	99	+2.86%
2020	105	+0.99%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department
• Parc naturel régional du Vercors