Place du Vieux-Marché, Rouen
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Medieval Rouen walking tour
10 attractions · 9h 48min · transit route
Tickets ~€24.7
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About Place du Vieux-Marché
Place du Vieux-Marché is Rouen's most historically significant square and one of France's most important Johannic sites. On May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake here after being condemned for heresy during the Hundred Years' War - a verdict later overturned by her rehabilitation trial in 1456. The square's striking centerpiece is the Église Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, a modernist church designed by Louis Arretche and consecrated in 1979, featuring a dramatic roofline that evokes both the flames of Joan's execution and an inverted Viking ship.
Place du Vieux-Marché — Planning Your Visit
Open 24/7
This attraction is accessible at any time, no specific opening hours required.
Combine with 9 nearby attractions for a full day
From €24.7 / person — all tickets and transport included — transit route with total cost breakdown
When Joan of Arc stood on this square in 1431, it looked completely different from today. The execution site was surrounded by two medieval churches (Saint-Sauveur and Saint-Michel) and a large market hall - none of which survive today. Archaeological excavations in the 1970s uncovered the foundations of Saint-Sauveur church and the execution wall with its firebreak, proving this was the habitual site for public burnings in medieval Rouen.
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