Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
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Coordinates: 48°15′46″N 7°13′34″E / 48.2628°N 7.2261°ECoordinates: 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 (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Burrus[1] |
Area 1 | 27.85 km2 (10.75 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 1,909 |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/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, Alsatian: Sànkriz) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé.[3]
Coal mines were operating in the village until 1849.
Notable residents[]
Maurice Burrus, a tobacco magnate and noted philatelist, was a resident.[4] His home there, the Château Burrus, is a designated French national monument.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Décret n° 2014-1720 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Guebwiller et de Ribeauvillé (département du Haut-Rhin)
- ^ Philatelic Literature Review. 1991.
- ^ http://www.monumentum.fr/ancien-chateau-burrus-pa00125235.html
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