La Croix-aux-Mines
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La Croix-aux-Mines | |
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 Village of Chipal | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Croix-aux-Mines  | |
  La Croix-aux-Mines  La Croix-aux-Mines | |
| Coordinates: 48°13′15″N 7°03′00″E / 48.2208°N 7.05°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Vosges |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
| Canton | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Yves Auzène[1] |
Area 1 | 16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 456 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 88120 /88520 |
| Elevation | 460–1,130 m (1,510–3,710 ft) (avg. 525 m or 1,722 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Croix-aux-Mines (French pronunciation: [la kʁwa o min] ⓘ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
History
Silver, copper, and mercury mines were exploited as early as the 10th century for the benefit of the monasteries of Moyenmoutier and Saint-Dié.[3] From the 14th century onward, they were exploited solely for the benefit of the Duke of Lorraine. The three main mining sites were named Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Jean, and Chipal.
In the second half of the 15th century, these mines were leased to Johannes Lud of Pfaffenhoffen and the Marshal of Lorraine, Oswald, Count of Thierstein. Johannes Lud was appointed as the mining magistrate and profited from the role. Upon his death in 1504, his brother Vautrin Lud, a canon of Saint-Dié, succeeded him.[4]
