Traves, Haute-Saône
Traves is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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| Coordinates: 47°36′47″N 5°58′18″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul |
| Canton | Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin |
| Area 1 | 12.29 km2 (4.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 362 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 70504 /70360 |
| Elevation | 201–262 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. | |
Notable residents
Former SS Standartenfuhrer Jochen 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.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Major General Michael Reynolds (December 2009). "The Last Casualty". World War II History. Herndon, Virginia: Sovereign Media Company, Inc. 8 (7): 70–75, 94. ISSN 1539-5456.
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