Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines

Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
The church in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
The church in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Coat of arms of Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Location of Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
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Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines is located in France
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines is located in Grand Est
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Coordinates: 48°15′46″N 7°13′34″E / 48.2628°N 7.2261°E / 48.2628; 7.2261
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaut-Rhin
ArrondissementColmar-Ribeauvillé
CantonSainte-Marie-aux-Mines
IntercommunalityVal d'Argent
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Burrus[1]
Area
1
27.85 km2 (10.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,807
 • Density65/km2 (170/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.

Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa o min] ; 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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret n° 2014-1720 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Guebwiller et de Ribeauvillé (département du Haut-Rhin)