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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 Chapelle castrale | |
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Location of Vaucouleurs 
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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
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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