Valmy

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For a ship of the French Navy, see French ship Valmy.


Commune of Valmy
Location
Longitude 04° 46' 28" E
Latitude 49° 05' 07" N
Administration
Country France
Region Champagne-Ardenne
Department 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 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

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