| Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines | ||
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| Commune | ||
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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 | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Agnès Henrichs | |
| Area1 | 27.85 km2 (10.75 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,079 | |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68294 /68160 | |
| Elevation | 290–980 m (950–3,220 ft) (avg. 316 m or 1,037 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
Coal mines were operating in the village until 1849.
Maurice Burrus, a tobacco magnate and noted philatelist, was a resident. His home there, the Château Burrus, is a designated French national monumemt.
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