Although the village suffered few bombardments, it was nevertheless necessary to build some temporary shacks for the stricken inhabitants.
These huts were of the “Adrian” type, named after its inventor.
These shacks districts were often nicknamed “Les villages nègres” in reference to the shelters built by WWI French soldiers coming from the colonies during the First World War and remained in place for many, many years.
Auguste Louis Adrian, born in Metz on August 29, 1859, died in Paris 5th district (Val-de-Grâce) on August 8, 1933, was a French polytechnicien engineer and military quartermaster well known for producing the Adrian helmet which equipped the French armies during the First World War and at the start of the Second World War.
