Joan of Arc's House

Orléans, France

Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne d'Arc, (1412-1431) was a national heroine of France and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She asserted that she had visions from God which told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War. Also known as the Maid of Orléans, she (according a legend) liberated city of Orléans from the siege of English in 1429.

Today there is a small museum dedicated to Orléans's favorite mademoiselle. The house is a 20th century reproduction of the half-timbered 15th century house where Joan of Arc stayed during her heroics. The original house was much modified, but then destroyed by bombing in 1940. The first floor has temporary exhibitions, and the second and third floors contain Joan-related models and memorabilia.

References:

Frommers

Address

Place du Général de Gaulle 3, Orléans, France

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Details

Category: Museums in France

More Information

www.jeannedarc.com.fr
www.frommers.com

Rating

3.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Denis Mamontov (7 months ago)
At the Jeanne d'Arc house they show a film of Jeanne's story. Hall for two dozen people. The film is in French, but you can take headphones with translation at the reception.

Malcolm Clark (7 months ago)
Closed for lunch between 2-3.30pm so were turned away. It was a long way to travel to see a house that was built in 1965 and pretends to be from the style of 1429. We loved Orleans but this place was a grift.

Charles Ballew (8 months ago)
Great place to gain a 15 minute overview of the epic French Heroine Joan d'Arc. Multimedia research area is also available but did not review.

Julie Gardner (9 months ago)
This house is fine for a short visit. There is a video presentation of the life of Joan of Arc and you can listen to it in your own language. Combined with tickets to other museums in the town, it is worth seeing for an hour or so.

Christian Olivares (9 months ago)
Exterior is more interesting than inside. Movie is informative. Exposition is minimalistic. Worth a visit if you don't have anything else to do and you want to learn something about Jeanne.

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