Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines

Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines (Sankt Kreuz im Lebertal; ) 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.

Climate
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines is 10.5 C. The average annual rainfall is 1116.6 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.9 C, and lowest in January, at around 1.6 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines was 39.6 C on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -18.2 C 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.