Proper noun
A surname from French
A placename
A several places in France
Ellipsis of Varennes-en-Argonne.: A commune of the Meuse department, France
A several places in Canada
A city, a suburb of Greater Montreal Area, Quebec; founded by René Gaultier, sieur de Varennes
A neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba; named for Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAfter many delays, the escape ultimately occurred on 21 June 1791, but the entire family was arrested twenty-four hours later at Varennes and taken back to Paris within a week. Source: Internet
Flight to Varennes (1791) main On 21 June 1791, Louis XVI attempted to flee secretly with his family from Paris to the royalist fortress town of Montmédy on the northeastern border of France, where he would join the émigrés and be protected by Austria. Source: Internet
Schama 2004, p.442 Royal flight to Varennes main The return of the royal family to Paris on 25 June 1791, after their failed flight to Varennes Louis XVI was increasingly dismayed by the direction of the revolution. Source: Internet
Only after the Flight to Varennes removed most of the remaining sympathy for the king was a republic declared and Louis XVI sent to the guillotine. Source: Internet
However, late the next day, the King was recognised and arrested at Varennes and returned to Paris. Source: Internet