Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines

Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines 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.

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Geography

Climate

Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines has an oceanic climate. 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.