Mirecourt is a small town located close to Neufchateau, in the French region of Vosges.
Within the town is Jean-baptiste Vuillaume high school, which is home to the violin making school.
The first known instrument makers living in Mirecourt were in 1620. After the first world-war there were four main factories, 20 workshops and as many as 175 violin makers working there.
