Rouen Highlights
Joan of Arc in Rouen.
Rouen is where Joan of Arc met her end in 1431 — and the city remembers her at every turn. Here's what to see.
Rouen is where Joan of Arc met her end in 1431 — and the city remembers her at every turn. Here's what to see.
In 1431, the teenage heroine Joan of Arc was tried and burned at the stake in Rouen, on the Place du Vieux-Marché. Centuries later she was canonised, and the city has become one of the most important places to follow her remarkable story.
It's all in the old town, a short walk from the quays — easy to combine with the ships and a guided walk. See our one-day plan.
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