Coordinates: 48°36′09″N 5°39′57″E / 48.6025°N 5.66583333333°E
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Commune of Vaucouleurs |
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 Chapelle castrale |
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| Location | |
  Vaucouleurs
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lorraine |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Commercy |
| Canton | Vaucouleurs |
| Intercommunality | Val des Couleurs |
| Mayor | Gilles Varnier (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 242–372 m (790–1,220 ft) |
| Land area1 | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,289 (1999) |
| - Density | 59 /km² (150 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 55533/ 55140 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Vaucouleurs is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
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.
- Distance from Paris: 300 km (190 mi)
Twin towns
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