Sainte-Croix-du-Mont

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Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont (France)
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Langon
Canton L'Entre-deux-Mers
Community association Convergence Garonne
Coordinates 44 ° 36 ′  N , 0 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 36 ′  N , 0 ° 17 ′  W
height 1–118 m
surface 8.98 km 2
Residents 899 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 100 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 33410
INSEE code

Sainte-Croix-du-Mont

Sainte-Croix-du-Mont is a French municipality with 899 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the canton of L'Entre-deux-Mers in the Arrondissement of Langon . It has an area of ​​898 hectares and is at an average height of 90 m above sea level. NN .

Sainte-Croix-du-Mont gives the wine-growing region of the same name its name. Wine is grown on 726 hectares in the municipality.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2010 2017
Residents 928 926 846 820 804 844 899 899
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Fossil oysters in the limestone soils of Sainte-Croix-Du-Mont
Holy Cross Church
  • 14th century Château de Tastes (now the town hall)
  • Holy Cross Church ( Sainte-Croix ) from the 19th century ( Monument historique )

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde . Volume 1. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 479-481.

Web links

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