Traves, Haute-Saône Explained

Traves
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:47.6131°N 5.9717°W
Insee:70504
Postal Code:70360
Arrondissement:Vesoul
Canton:Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin
Mayor:Fernand Stefani[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Elevation Min M:201
Elevation Max M:262
Area Km2:12.29

Traves (in French pronounced as /tʁav/) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Notable residents

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.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Major General Michael Reynolds . December 2009 . The Last Casualty . . 8 . 7 . 70 - 75, 94 . . . 1539-5456 .