Le Saulcy
Le Saulcy | |
---|---|
show Location of Le Saulcy | |
Le Saulcy | |
Coordinates: 48°24′51″N 7°02′34″E / 48.4142°N 7.0428°ECoordinates: 48°24′51″N 7°02′34″E / 48.4142°N 7.0428°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Vosges |
Arrondissement | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
Canton | Raon-l'Étape |
Intercommunality | CA Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Noël Georges |
Area 1 | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 328 |
• Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 88444 /88210 |
Elevation | 395–910 m (1,296–2,986 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Saulcy is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
History[]
In the nearby hamlet of Le Harcholet, a war crime was committed by Waffen SS forces under the command of Oberscharfuhrer Max Kessler. Three members of an SAS infiltration team (including Lieutenant Silly and Trooper Brown) were burnt alive whilst bound by German forces in an abandoned barn. The three soldiers had been caught attempting to cross the whilst trying to reach the Allied lines on the 10th October 1944 after the termination of Operation Loyton, an attempt to inspire a French uprising in the Vosges to pave the way for an offensive by Seventh Army.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Lewis. SAS Nazi Hunters: The Ultra-Secret Unit and the Hunt for Hitler's War Criminals, (Quercus, London (2015)).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Saulcy. |
Categories:
- Communes of Vosges (department)
- Vosges (department) geography stubs