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Domrémy-la-Pucelle

Commune in Grand Est, France

Summary

Commune in Grand Est, France

Field	Value
name	Domrémy-la-Pucelle
commune status	Commune
image	Jakobsweg by Niederkasseler France - Domremy-la-Pucelle - panoramio (3).jpg
caption	The town hall in Domrémy-la-Pucelle
image coat of arms	Coat of Arms of Domrémy-la-Pucelle.svg
arrondissement	Neufchâteau
canton	Coussey
INSEE	88154
postal code	88630
mayor	Véronique Thiot
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	CC Ouest Vosgien
coordinates
elevation m	270
elevation min m	268
elevation max m	407
area km2	8.99
population
population date
population footnotes

|image coat of arms = Coat of Arms of Domrémy-la-Pucelle.svg

Domrémy-la-Pucelle (, ) 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").

Geography

Domrémy is positioned along the Upper Meuse Valley, 4 km north of the town 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.

History

Domrémy and Greux were exempted from taxes "forever" by Charles VII in 1429. It was the sole request made of the king by Joan of Arc when Charles asked her how he could show her his appreciation for seeing him crowned; Joan felt that taxes burdened the villagers. Moreover, he wished to do a good deed for her success in fighting the English during the Hundred Years' War. Taxes were imposed upon Domrémy and Greux again during the French Revolution; the residents have paid taxes since.

Until 1766, Domrémy was part of the Duchy of Bar (within a section of the duchy which owed fealty to the Crown of France although the other half of the duchy was part of the Holy Roman Empire). In that year, the Duchy, part of which had become a fief of the Kingdom of France in 1301, escheated to the crown fully upon the death of its last duke, Stanisław Leszczyński.

Demographics

|1968 |225 |1975 |222 |1982 |199 |1990 |182 |1999 |167 |2007 |154 |2012 |134 |2017 |104

Gallery

Image:Maison natale Jeanne d'Arc 023.jpg|Birthplace of Joan of Arc File:Basilique du Bois Chênu.JPG|Basilica of Bois Chênu Image:France Domremy Countryside.jpg|Countryside around Domrémy-la-Pucelle Image:Domrémy - l'église.JPG|Church of St. Remi of Rheims in Domrémy-la-Pucelle File:Église de Domrémy, 1928 - Maurice Utrillo.jpg | Church of Domrémy, 1928, by Maurice Utrillo

References

(13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
[https://books.google.com/books?id=cDUyAQAAMAAJ&dq=Domr%C3%A9my+tax+French+revolution&pg=PA108 "Famous Foreign Coronations"] by Agnes and Jessie Wishart Brown ''[[The English Illustrated Magazine]]'' No. 224 (May 1902), p. 108; via [[Google Books]]; retrieved May 21, 2017
The Free Press]] (2001), p. 98; via [[Google Books]]; retrieved May 21, 2017
Francis Cabot Lowell]]; [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Houghton Mifflin Company]] (1896), p. 16; via [[Google Books]]; retrieved May 21, 2017
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-88154#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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