Millery is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Millery | |
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 The church in Millery | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Millery  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°49′04″N 6°07′52″E / 48.8178°N 6.1311°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Entre Seille et Meurthe |
| Intercommunality | CC Bassin de Pompey |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Balland[1] |
Area 1 | 7.48 km2 (2.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 604 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54369 /54670 |
| Elevation | 183–392 m (600–1,286 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editDuring World War II, on Saturday, 29 July 1944, an RAF Avro Lancaster Type B III bomber (s/n ND756 AA°M), while on a mission[3] to the German city of Stuttgart, was shot down by Luftwaffe night fighters and crashed at 1:25 a.m. on the Falaise hill near Millery.[4] Out of the seven crew members,[5] four died — including three from New Zealand and one British — and were buried in the village cemetery, where their graves[6] can still be seen.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Youngs, Kelvin. "Aircrew Remembered Aviation Personal Histories and Databases". Aircrew Remembered site. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "France-Crashes 39-45". francecrashes39-45.net. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "75 Squadron Lancaster III ND756 AA-M". aircrewremembered.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Four crew members' graves". Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Monuments - Mairie de Millery". www.millery.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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