Domrémy-la-Pucelle

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Coordinates: 48°26′35″N 5°40′33″E / 48.4430555556, 5.67583333333

Commune of Domrémy-la-Pucelle

Location
Domrémy-la-Pucelle (France)
Domrémy-la-Pucelle
Administration
Country France
Region Lorraine
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Neufchâteau
Canton Coussey
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays de Jeanne
Mayor Daniel Coince
Statistics
Elevation 268 m–407 m
(avg. 270 m)
Land area¹ 8,99 km²
Population²
(1999)
167
 - Density 18,58/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 88154/ 88630
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.
France

Domrémy-la-Pucelle is a village and commune of the Vosges département, in Lorraine, France. Population (1999): 167.

It was the birthplace of Joan of Arc. Initially called Domrémy, the place has been renamed Domrémy-la-Pucelle after Joan's nickname, la pucelle d'Orléans ("the maid of Orléans"). This village was exempted from taxes in 1429 by king Charles VII. This was done because Joan of Arc asked for it as she felt that taxes exploited her villagers. Moreover, the king wanted to do a good deed for her successful efforts to get rid of the British. However after the French revolution Domrémy was required to pay taxes.

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Change in Population
(Source : INSEE[1])
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
210 225 222 199 182 167
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting — residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.


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