Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
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Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines (; ; gsw-als, Sànkriz) is a
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in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern
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. It is part of the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé. Coal mines were operating in the village until 1849.


Geography


Climate

Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines has a oceanic climate (
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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines was on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 20 December 2009.


Notable residents

Maurice Burrus, a tobacco magnate and noted philatelist, was a resident. His home there, the Château Burrus, is a French monument historique.


See also

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Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):


References

Communes of Haut-Rhin {{HautRhin-geo-stub