Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines | |
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  Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines  Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Burrus[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.85 km2 (10.75 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2021)[2] | 1,807 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68294 /68160 |
| Elevation | 290–980 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.
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Geography
Climate
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,116.6 mm (43.96 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.9 °C (66.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C (34.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines was 39.6 °C (103.3 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −18.2 °C (−0.8 °F) on 20 December 2009.
| Climate data for Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines (1981–2010 averages, extremes 2000−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
36.9 (98.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.8 (5.4) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90.4 (3.56) |
92.7 (3.65) |
96.9 (3.81) |
71.3 (2.81) |
97.6 (3.84) |
71.1 (2.80) |
111.6 (4.39) |
106.1 (4.18) |
79.8 (3.14) |
100.2 (3.94) |
99.8 (3.93) |
99.1 (3.90) |
1,116.6 (43.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.9 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 10.2 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 9.6 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 149.7 |
| Source: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
Notable residents
Maurice Burrus, a tobacco magnate and noted philatelist, was a resident.[5] His home there, the Château Burrus, is a French monument historique.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret n° 2014-1720 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Guebwiller et de Ribeauvillé (département du Haut-Rhin)
- ^ "Normales et records pour Ste Croix Aux Mines (68)". Meteociel. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Philatelic Literature Review. 1991.
- ^ "Ancien château Burrus à Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines - PA00125235 - Monumentum".
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