Vaucouleurs
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Chapelle castrale
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 48°36′09″N 5°39′57″E / 48.6025°N 5.6658°ECoordinates: 48°36′09″N 5°39′57″E / 48.6025°N 5.6658°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Commercy |
| Canton | Vaucouleurs |
| Intercommunality | Val des Couleurs |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Gilles Varnier |
| Area1 | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 2,289 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55533 /55140 |
| Elevation | 242–372 m (794–1,220 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Vaucouleurs is a commune in the Meuse department of France, located approximately 300 km (190 mi) from Paris.
Joan of Arc stayed in Vaucouleurs for several months during 1428 and 1429 while she sought permission to visit the royal court of Charles VII of France.
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