Valmy
commune in Marne, France
Valmy is a commune in the Marne departement, in Grand Est, in France. In 2020, 282 people lived there. On 20 September 1792, the Battle of Valmy took place there. Prussian troops marched towards Paris, but could by stopped. Valmy is a rural commune today, most people are in agriculture. Today, mostly cereals are grown. People from the commune created a beer with the same name, made from barley grown locally.
Valmy | |
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 The Moulin de Valmy stands today where the Battle of Valmy took place | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Valmy  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°05′07″N 4°46′28″E / 49.0853°N 4.7744°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Canton | Argonne Suippe et Vesle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Cédric François[1] |
| Area 1 | 24.28 km2 (9.37 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 303 |
| • 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. | |
There are some monuments, related to the battle. The most notable of these is a windmill, which was destroyed before the battle, and which has recently been rebuilt.
References
change- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.