Valmy

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
Commune
The Moulin de Valmy stands today where the Battle of Valmy took place
Coat of arms
Location of Valmy
Valmy Show map of France Valmy Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°05′07″N 4°46′28″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.