Traves, Haute-Saône

Coordinates: 47°36′47″N 5°58′18″E / 47.6131°N 5.9717°E / 47.6131; 5.9717
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Traves
Church of Traves
Church of Traves
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Traves is located in France
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Traves is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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Traves
Coordinates: 47°36′47″N 5°58′18″E / 47.6131°N 5.9717°E / 47.6131; 5.9717
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentHaute-Saône
ArrondissementVesoul
CantonScey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fernand Stefani[1]
Area
1
12.29 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
354
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
70504 /70360
Elevation201–262 m (659–860 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Traves (French pronunciation: [tʁav]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Notable residents[edit]

Former SS Standartenfuhrer Joachim Peiper bought property and lived near the village from 27 April 1972 until his assassination on 14 July 1976. One or more arsonists set his home afire, he was asphyxiated and his body burnt.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Major General Michael Reynolds (December 2009). "The Last Casualty". World War II History. 8 (7). Herndon, Virginia: Sovereign Media Company, Inc.: 70–75, 94. ISSN 1539-5456.