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Domrémy-la-Pucelle: St. Joan of Arc's birthplace
St. Joan of Arc's birthplace in Domrémy-la-Pucelle, France.
Domrémy-la-Pucelle
France
Domrémy-la-Pucelle, village, Vosges département, Grand Est région, northeastern France. It lies on the banks of the Meuse River, 38 miles (61 km) southeast of Bar-le-Duc. Domrémy was where St. Joan of Arc (“la Pucelle”) was born about 1412. The village still has several medieval buildings, including St. Joan’s birthplace, now a museum. Nearby is the church containing the font at which she was baptized. Pop. (1999) 167; (2005 est.) 126.
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