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Sainte-CroixDordogne

89 people live in this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.90

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sainte-Croix a good place to live?

There are no grades for Sainte-Croix: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 38% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.

What makes Sainte-Croix stand out

The 2 things Sainte-Croix does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

36% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 59.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Prieuré de Sainte-Croix-de-Beaumont · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sainte-Croix’s story

Sainte-Croix in pictures

Sainte-Croix has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1886.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1886First protected: Église Sainte-Croix
1997Most recently protected: Prieuré de Sainte-Croix-de-Beaumont

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Croix.

Who lives here

Few people in Sainte-Croix are 15 to 24: 1%, fewer than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above both Dordogne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 11% of residents are under 15. The middle age in Sainte-Croix is 59.5.

59.5median age

Sainte-CroixDordogne medianFrance median

Dordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

36%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Sainte-Croix
	Sainte-Croix	Dordogne median	France median
Under 15	11%	13%	17%
15–24	1%	9%	11%
25–44	16%	18%	23%
45–64	35%	27%	26%
65+	36%	33%	22%
No diploma	14%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	19%	18%
Higher education	35%	24%	30%

Full pageSainte-Croix’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages59.5 median age · 36% are 65 or over Households40 households · 2 people per household Born abroad13% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Sainte-Croix?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Sainte-Croix: 44% were built before 1919, more than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3. Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Croix is Église Sainte-Croix. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Sainte-Croix Middle Ages
Prieuré de Sainte-Croix-de-Beaumont 13th & 14th c.

10th c.

oldest protected part

1886

first monument protected

Full pageSainte-Croix’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes44% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Sainte-Croix?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Sainte-Croix walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3%

At the census, 17.0% of working residents in Sainte-Croix didn’t travel to work at all.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%

On foot4%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Sainte-Croix, 0.3 per working resident

0.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

17%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageSainte-Croix’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.3 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sainte-Croix is €9.90/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €8.20/m² a month. 4 houses and apartments changed hands in Sainte-Croix from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Croix€9.90/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Dordogne median€10.18/m²

€9.90/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €12.07/m² a month)

€8.20/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSainte-Croix’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.90/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Prieuré de Sainte-Croix-de-Beaumont and 3 more in and around Sainte-Croix

Heritage in and near Sainte-Croix. Best known first.

All attractions →

AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Sainte-Croix-de-Beaumontin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sainte-Croixin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montferrand3.9 km northeast, in Montferrand-du-Périgord ChâteauChâteauChâteau médiéval4 km northeast, in Montferrand-du-Périgord

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Croix

12pages on Sainte-Croix

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 18.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.5 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Sainte-Croix has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Église Sainte-CroixChurch · Middle Ages

Château de Sainte-CroixChâteau · 18th & 19th c.

Photo credits

Église Sainte-Croix: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Sainte-Croix: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Sainte-Croix

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Croix yet.

How we find them →

Sainte-Croix’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Dordogne →

LalindeLe BugueFumelSainte-Croix

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Croix	89	—	—	—	—	—
Lalinde	2,931	9	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻	C⁺
Le Bugue	2,663	14	A⁻	B	A	C⁺
Fumel Lot-et-Garonne	4,690	17	C⁻	A	C⁻	C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Sainte-Croix

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Sainte-Croix is a commune of 89 people in the Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population: 89 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord
Département: Dordogne (24)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 5 sq mi (12.9 km²)
INSEE code: 24393

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.