Valmy

Valmy
Commune
The Moulin de Valmy stands today where the Battle of Valmy took place
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°05′07″N 4°46′28″E / 49.0853°N 4.7744°E / 49.0853; 4.7744Coordinates: 49°05′07″N 4°46′28″E / 49.0853°N 4.7744°E / 49.0853; 4.7744
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton	Argonne Suippe et Vesle
Area 1	24.28 km2 (9.37 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	301
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51588 /51800
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Valmy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Geography[]

The town stands on the west flank of the Argonne massif, midway between Verdun and Paris, near Vouziers.

History[]

• Valmy provided the setting for the Battle of Valmy on 20 September 1792. The largest ship-of-the-line ever constructed, the Valmy, was named after this battle.

See also[]

• Communes of the Marne department

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valmy.

• Illustrated article about the Battle of Valmy at 'Battlefields Europe'

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