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Domrémy-la-Pucelle is a village and commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 of the Vosges
Vosges

This article is about the department of France named Vosges. For the mountain range, see Vosges Mountains.Vosges is a France departments of France, named after the local Vosges Mountains....
 département, in Lorraine
Lorraine (région)

Lorraine is one of the 26 Regions of France of France. It is the only administrative region with two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. In 1999, its population was 167.

The village, originally named Domrémy, is the birthplace of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

Saint Joan of Arc also known as the Maid of Orleans, is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, claiming divine guidance, and was indirectly responsible for the coronation of Charles VII of Franc...
. It has since been renamed Domrémy-la-Pucelle after Joan's nickname, la Pucelle d'Orléans
Orléans

Orl?ans is a city in north-central France, about 130 km southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret Departments of France and of the Centre R?gion in France....
 ("the Maid of Orléans").

émy is positioned along the upper Meuse valley to the north of Coussey
Coussey

Coussey is a village and Communes of the Vosges department in the Vosges departments of France of northeastern France.In 1999 it contained 707 registered inhabitants....
.






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Domrémy-la-Pucelle is a village and commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 of the Vosges
Vosges

This article is about the department of France named Vosges. For the mountain range, see Vosges Mountains.Vosges is a France departments of France, named after the local Vosges Mountains....
 département, in Lorraine
Lorraine (région)

Lorraine is one of the 26 Regions of France of France. It is the only administrative region with two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. In 1999, its population was 167.

The village, originally named Domrémy, is the birthplace of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

Saint Joan of Arc also known as the Maid of Orleans, is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, claiming divine guidance, and was indirectly responsible for the coronation of Charles VII of Franc...
. It has since been renamed Domrémy-la-Pucelle after Joan's nickname, la Pucelle d'Orléans
Orléans

Orl?ans is a city in north-central France, about 130 km southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret Departments of France and of the Centre R?gion in France....
 ("the Maid of Orléans").

Geography

Domrémy is positioned along the upper Meuse valley to the north of Coussey
Coussey

Coussey is a village and Communes of the Vosges department in the Vosges departments of France of northeastern France.In 1999 it contained 707 registered inhabitants....
. 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
Les Roises

Les Roises is a Communes of France in the Meuse Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France.In 1999 it contained 40 registered inhabitants....
.

History

This village was exempted from taxes in 1429 by Charles VII
Charles VII of France

File:Charles VII Franc a cheval 1422 1423.jpgCharles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was List of French monarchs from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent ruled much of France from Paris....
, the French claimant to the throne. Joan of Arc had requested this, as she felt that taxes exploited her villagers. Moreover, Charles wished to do a good deed for her successful efforts in fighting the English during the Hundred Years' War
Hundred Years' War

The Hundred Years' War was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne, which was vacant with the extinction of the senior House of Capet line of French kings....
. However after the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 Domrémy was required to pay taxes.

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