Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire

Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire (French pronunciation: [tɛʁnɥɛ məlɛ e sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire
The town hall in Ternuay
The town hall in Ternuay
Coat of arms of Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire
Location of Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire
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Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire is located in France
Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire
Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire
Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire
Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire
Coordinates: 47°47′09″N 6°37′47″E / 47.7858°N 6.6297°E / 47.7858; 6.6297
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentHaute-Saône
ArrondissementLure
CantonMélisey
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Grosjean[1]
Area
1
25.74 km2 (9.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
448
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
70498 /70270
Elevation345–870 m (1,132–2,854 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ternuay lies on the D486 running north from Lure to le Tillot. Together with the villages of Melay and St Hilaire it forms a commune lying between that of Melisey and Sevrance. There is one restaurant, a branch of the post office by the bridge over the river Ognon, a mobile wood-fired pizza truck that operates by the church regularly. The fountain serves water from the St-Hilaire spring.

Before the end of the commune going north, there is a turn to the right marked "Monument," leading up just over 3 km to the site of a Nazi reprisal against resistance fighters during WW2 in which five locals were murdered and 10 houses burned.

One burned farmhouse that was restored in 1955 neighbours the old schoolhouse where the resistance had been using when the murderous attack took place. Now known as "Folleterre," the farmhouse is the home of the Eurofaeries, and is owned by association les Amis de Folleterre.

At the beginning of August, a commemorative service is held, with a public Mass at the monument. Regional senators attend from as far away as Epinal.

References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.