Valmy
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For a town in the United States, see Valmy, Nevada. For a ship of the French Navy, see French ship Valmy.
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Commune of Valmy |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Sainte-Menehould |
| Canton | Sainte-Menehould |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | m–m (avg. 164 m) |
| Land area¹ | 24.28 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
284 |
| - Density | 11/km² (1999) |
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| 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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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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. The largest ship-of-the-line ever constructed, the Valmy, was named after this battle.
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