The common Millery is located along the Moselle between Nancy and Pont-a-Mousson, 5 km from Custines. The village was built near a Roman villa which operated the surrounding land and its production flowed by the river Moselle. Then the Knights Templar has been given the land by the Counts of Millery Bar, they kept to the suppression of the Order. Earth Millery was then given to the Chapter of the Cathedral of Metz. They became lords. In 1552, the 3rd Duke of Lorraine Charles claimed the ownership of the land, and from that time and to avoid a conflict, a dual sovereignty is exercised Millery: Lorraine and Messina. That is until the French Revolution. The village then experienced a strong development of its vineyard and its wine trade in the second half of the 19th century with the establishment of the railway and the bridge over the Moselle. The first power plant was installed Millery Lorraine at the end of the 19th century. During the First World War, served Millery cantonment to many regiments from the front or at rest. A large military hospital was established at the end of the village.
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