Millery, Meurthe-et-Moselle

Millery
Commune
The church in Millery
Coat of arms
Location of Millery
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Coordinates: 48°49′04″N6°07′52″E / 48.8178°N 6.1311°E / 48.8178; 6.1311
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Entre Seille et Meurthe
Intercommunality	CC Bassin de Pompey
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Guillaume Poinsot [1]
Area 1	7.48 km2 (2.89 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	597
• Density	80/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.

Millery is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

History

During 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

• Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Youngs, Kelvin. "Aircrew Remembered Aviation Personal Histories and Databases". Aircrew Remembered site. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
4. "France-Crashes 39-45". francecrashes39-45.net. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
5. "75 Squadron Lancaster III ND756 AA-M". aircrewremembered.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
6. "Four crew members' graves" . Retrieved 21 August 2019.
7. "Monuments - Mairie de Millery". www.millery.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.