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Carreau minier du Samson

Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Totalité des vestiges enfouis et dégagés remontant au 16s, y compris le sol (cad. 11 17) : inscription par arrêté du 18 octobre 1989
Protection dates
1989/10/18 : inscrit MH
Type
mine
Main period of construction
16e siècle
Ownership
propriété d'un établissement public
Address
route du Val-d'Argent
Lieu-dit
Samson ; Saint-Pierremont (vallon de)
Commune
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Département
Haut-Rhin
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Coordinates
48.25491, 7.18746
Mérimée reference
PA00085751

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1699 map "Le Toulois (southeastern sheet)." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le carreau minier du Samson est à l'état de vestige et a pu être daté du 16e siècle. La fouille et le décombrement de la galerie ont été entrepris en 1997 ; les vestiges de surface ont été pour l'essentiel recouverts après fouille par souci de conservation.

English translation

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The Samson mining site is in the state of a vestige and could be dated to the 16th century. The excavation and clearing of the gallery were undertaken in 1997; the surface remains were essentially recovered after excavation for the sake of preservation.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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