Joan of Arc (c.1412–1431) Initially called DomrEmy, the place has been renamed DomrEmy-la-Pucelle after Joan’s nickname, la pucelle d’OrlEans (the maid of OrlEans). This village was exempted from taxes in 1429 by king Charles VII as Joan of Arc’s only request for her help in ridding France of the English. However after the French revolution Domremy was required to pay taxes