Ommeray

Ommeray is a common French located in the department of the the Moselle in Lorraine.

Geography

The common one belongs to the Saulnois and the Regional natural park of Lorraine.

The pond of Ommeray (45 ha) is the source of Nard, one flowing of the Seille.

The Toponymie of the place comes from a name of anybody Germanic: coupled Hunmar with the suffix - iacum. With the wire of the centuries the village named Hommeres (1219), Omeris (1273), Ommereis (1285), Hommeris (1288), Homerey or Hommerey (1476), Omeray (1756), Omerey (1794), Ommerey (1820)

History

One found evidence of occupation going back with prehistory and antiquity.

Old episcopal field, Ommeray was a stronghold of évêché of Metz on which it depended like Généralité and habit. It concerned the Bailliage of Vic.

Before the closing of the saltworks of Moyenvic and Lezey, a channel of floatation of 16 800m followed the bed of Nard. It was used to feed out of wood the saltworks. Another channel made it possible to convey the wood of the forest of Réchicourt-the-Castle to Lagarde, the barks being transported by carriage on the 6km separating Lagarde from Ommeray. Ommeray was used then as warehouse for this wood before its transfer for Moyenvic

Old commune of the Meurthe, the village takes the German name of Ommerich after the annexation of 1870.

Administration

|- | align=right| || || George Boubel || || farmer |- | align=right| || || Clement Rayeur || || farmer |- | align=right| - 1989 || || Eugene Fisson || || farmer |- | align=right| 1989 || 2001 || Paul Dieudonné || || baker |- | align=right| March 2001 || 2008 || Jean Jacques || || reprocessed postal and telecommunications authorities |- | colspan=" 4" align=" center" | |}

Demography

Places and monuments

Saint-Etienne Church XIX century old.
Furnace bridge of church the XIIX century old, classified with the historic buildings.

Personalities related to the commune

References

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