Sainte-Croix-Volvestre

Sainte-Croix-Volvestre (Languedocien: Senta Crotz de Volvèstre) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Sainte-Croix-Volvestre
Commune
Location of Sainte-Croix-Volvestre
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Coordinates: 43°07′36″N 1°10′30″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Portes du Couserans
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Doussain[1]
Area 1	19.66 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	652
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09257 /09230
Elevation	266–525 m (873–1,722 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Sainte-Croix-Volvestre are called Croissants.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	471	—
1968	502	+6.6%
1975	512	+2.0%
1982	520	+1.6%
1990	585	+12.5%
1999	611	+4.4%
2008	666	+9.0%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department