The Trial of Joan of Arc

The stake of Joan of Arc, in Rouen

The stake of Joan of Arc marks, on the Place du Vieux-Marché, the exact place where the heroine was burned alive in 1431. The Rouen audio-guided tour stops here, with respect and contemplation, to evoke this deeply moving place of memory of the history of France.

The place of the ordeal of 30 May 1431

If there is a date that Rouen will never forget, it is 30 May 1431, and if there is a place from which it will never want to be separated, it is this one. It is here, on the Place du Vieux-Marché, that Joan of Arc, the young heroine who had led the French armies to victory during the Hundred Years' War, was burned alive at the stake, at the age of only nineteen. Captured then handed over to the English, judged by an ecclesiastical court and condemned for heresy at the end of an iniquitous trial, she perished in the flames, before being rehabilitated years later, then canonised and recognised as one of the great figures of the history of France. A memorial, near the church dedicated to her, marks the location of her ordeal and honours her memory. A place of contemplation and gravity, the stake of Joan of Arc is discovered with respect, in tribute to the young woman and her tragic destiny.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect and contemplation, the place of memory that marks the location where Joan of Arc was burned alive on 30 May 1431, at nineteen, condemned for heresy at the end of an iniquitous trial before being rehabilitated then canonised, near the church dedicated to her. The stake of Joan of Arc is a place of gravity of Rouen. It is a stop to be discovered with respect and contemplation.

Practical information

The stake of Joan of Arc lies on the Place du Vieux-Marché, near the Church of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, in the heart of Rouen, reachable on foot. It is an open-air place of memory, freely accessible, where you observe the silence and the contemplation due to the memory of the heroine.

What does the stake of Joan of Arc commemorate in Rouen?

It marks the place where Joan of Arc was burned alive at the stake on 30 May 1431, at nineteen, after having been condemned for heresy at the end of an iniquitous trial; a memorial honours her memory, near the church dedicated to her.

Where is the stake of Joan of Arc in Rouen?

On the Place du Vieux-Marché, near the Church of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, in the heart of Rouen, in France.