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Place in Grand Est, France
Vaucouleurs | |
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![]() Chapelle castrale | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meuse |
Arrondissement | Commercy |
Canton | Vaucouleurs |
Intercommunality | Val des Couleurs |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Gilles Varnier |
Area 1 | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | 2,289 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 55533 /55140 |
Elevation | 242–372 m (794–1,220 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
This article is about the French commune. For the river, see Vaucouleurs (river).
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.
Notable People
- Madame du Barry (1743 - 1793) was the last maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV
- Jacques Thuillier (1928 - 2011) was an art-historian
- Rébeval Joseph Boyer (1768 - 1822) was a French general
Twin towns
See also
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