Taxi Neufchâteau → Épinal

The Neufchâteau — Épinal journey is a trip through the rural heart of the Vosges, linking two towns with distinct characters but sharing the strong identity of this Lorraine department. Neufchâteau, nestled at the confluence of the Meuse and Mouzon, is a medieval town whose fame lies in its proximity to Domrémy-la-Pucelle, Joan of Arc's birthplace just 10 km north. It was in this modest Meuse-side village that the girl who would change the course of the Hundred Years' War was born in 1412. Neufchâteau also has two remarkable churches: Saint-Nicolas with its life-size 15th-century Entombment, and Saint-Christophe with Romanesque parts dating to the 12th century. The road to Épinal crosses the Vosges countryside, a landscape of gentle hills covered with pastures, hedgerows and deciduous forests. Mirabelle plum orchards punctuate the scenery. Épinal, this route's destination, is the Vosges prefecture and world capital of printed images thanks to the Imagerie Pellerin, founded in 1796, producing the famous Images d'Épinal — colourful popular prints that gave the French language the expression 'image d'Épinal' meaning an idealised representation.