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
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Coordinates: 46°17′08″N 2°12′52″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Boussac
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Confluence
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard De La Biche
Area ^1	35.05 km^2 (13.53 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	263
• Density	7.5/km^2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23254 /23600
Elevation	375–656 m (1,230–2,152 ft) (avg. 655 m or 2,149 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	495	—
1968	570	+15.2%
1975	507	−11.1%
1982	435	−14.2%
1990	361	−17.0%
1999	304	−15.8%
2008	299	−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

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

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

External links

• Gallery of photos of the Pierres Jaumâtres