Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines | |
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| Coordinates: 48°15′46″N 7°13′34″E / 48.2628°N 7.2261°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Argent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Agnès Henrichs |
| Area 1 | 27.85 km2 (10.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 2,079 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68294 /68160 |
| Elevation | 290–980 m (950–3,220 ft) (avg. 316 m or 1,037 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines (German: Sankt Kreuz im Lebertal) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé.[1]
Coal mines were operating in the village until 1849.
Notable residents
Maurice Burrus, a tobacco magnate and noted philatelist, was a resident.[2] His home there, the Château Burrus, is a designated French national monumemt.[3]
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