Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines

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.[2]

Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Commune
The church in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Coordinates: 48°15′46″N 7°13′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonSainte-Marie-aux-Mines
IntercommunalityVal d'Argent
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Marc Burrus
Area
1
27.85 km2 (10.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,922
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
68294 /68160
Elevation290–980 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.

Coal mines were operating in the village until 1849.

Notable residents

Maurice Burrus, a tobacco magnate and noted philatelist, was a resident.[3] His home there, the Château Burrus, is a designated French national monument.[4]

See also
View of Sainte Croix-au-mines

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Décret n° 2014-1720 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Guebwiller et de Ribeauvillé (département du Haut-Rhin)
  3. Philatelic Literature Review. 1991.
  4. http://www.monumentum.fr/ancien-chateau-burrus-pa00125235.html


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