Domrémy-la-Pucelle

Coat of arms

Domrémy-la-Pucelle

Location within Grand Est region

Domrémy-la-Pucelle

Coordinates: 48°26′35″N 5°40′33″E / 48.4431°N 5.6758°ECoordinates: 48°26′35″N 5°40′33″E / 48.4431°N 5.6758°E

Country

Pays de Jeanne

Government

• Mayor

Daniel Coince

Area¹

8.99 km² (3.47 sq mi)

Population (2006)²

155

• Density

17/km² (45/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

88154 /88630

Elevation

268–407 m (879–1,335 ft)
(avg. 270 m or 890 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Domrémy-la-Pucelle ([dɔ̃.ʁe.mi.la.py.sɛl]) literally "Domrémy [of] the maiden", in reference to Joan of Arc, is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

The village, originally named Domrémy, is the birthplace of Joan of Arc. It has since been renamed Domrémy-la-Pucelle after Joan's nickname, la Pucelle d'Orléans ("the Maid of Orléans").

Domrémy is positioned along the upper Meuse valley to the north of Coussey. The village land includes a small wooded hill to the west of the houses, which rises to a height of 407 m, known as the Domrémy Wood. This overlooks the small adjacent settlement of Les Roises.

This village was exempted from taxes in 1429 by Charles VII, the French claimant to the throne. Joan of Arc had requested this, as she felt that taxes burdened her villagers. Moreover, Charles wished to do a good deed for her successful efforts in fighting the English during the Hundred Years' War.

The house of Joan of Arc

Countryside around Domrémy-la-Pucelle

Church in Domrémy-la-Pucelle

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