Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines

Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines is a commune. It is in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.

Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines

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The church in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Coat of arms of Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Administration
Country France
Region Alsace
Department Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Intercommunality Val d'Argent
Mayor Agnès Henrichs
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 290–980 m (950–3,220 ft)
(avg. 316 m/1,037 ft)
Land area1 27.85 km2 (10.75 sq mi)
Population2 2,079  (2006)
 - Density 75/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 68294/ 68160
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coal mines were operating in the village until 1849.

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