Valmy
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| Commune of Valmy | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 04° 46' 28" E |
| Latitude | 49° 05' 07" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Département | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Sainte-Menehould |
| Canton | Sainte-Menehould |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | m–m (avg. 164 m) |
| Land area¹ | 24.28 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
284 |
| - Density (1999) | 11/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 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. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Valmy is a village and commune in the Sainte-Menehould arrondissement of the Marne département in France.
[edit] Geography
The town stands on the west flank of the Argonne massif, mid-way between Verdun and Paris, near Vouziers.
[edit] History
- Valmy provided the setting for the Battle of Valmy on September 20, 1792.
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