Vaucouleurs
Vaucouleurs (German: Farbenthal) is a commune in the Meuse department of France, located approximately 300 km (190 mi) from Paris.
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Coordinates: 48°36′09″N 5°39′57″E | |
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 (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,943 |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/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. |
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
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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