Tonnerre

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Tonnerre is a historic commune in the Yonne department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, known for its medieval heritage and notable residents.

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Tonnerre canonical 13
Count of Tonnerre 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeStatus commune
country France
demonym Tonnerrois
Tonnerroises
departmentCapital Auxerre
drainageBasin Seine basin
linked to: Seine River Basin
foundingCentury 13th century (as major medieval town)
governingBody municipal council of Tonnerre
hasBuilding Hôtel-Dieu Notre-Dame des Fontenilles
hasEconomicActivity wine production
hasHeritage medieval heritage
hasPopulationRange between 4000 and 6000 inhabitants in the 21st century
hasRailConnectionTo Dijon
Lyon
Paris
hasReligiousBuilding Église Saint-Michel de Tonnerre
Église Saint-Pierre de Tonnerre
hasTourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
heritageDesignation several buildings listed as Monuments historiques
historicalProvince Burgundy
INSEECode 89418
knownFor historic architecture
notable residents
language French
locatedIn Yonne department
north-central France
linked to: northern France
locatedInHistoricalRegion Burgundy
locatedInRegion Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
locatedOnTransportRoute Canal de Bourgogne
nearWineRegion Chablis
notableFeature Fosse Dionne
Hôtel-Dieu de Tonnerre
Saint-Michel church
Saint-Pierre church
remains of town fortifications
notableResident Chevalier d’Éon
Marguerite de Bourgogne
Pierre Larousse
partOf arrondissement of Avallon
canton of Tonnerre
postalCode 89700
regionCapital Dijon
river Armançon
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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Émile Bernard residence Tonnerre
Yonne department contains Tonnerre
Peter II of Courtenay positionHeld Count of Tonnerre
linked to: Tonnerre
Peter II of Courtenay nobleTitle Count of Tonnerre
linked to: Tonnerre
Canal de Bourgogne passesNear Tonnerre
Armançon flowsThrough Tonnerre
Fosse Dionne locatedIn Tonnerre
Saint-Pierre church (Tonnerre) locatedIn Tonnerre
subject linked to: Saint-Pierre church
Saint-Michel church (Tonnerre) locatedIn Tonnerre
subject linked to: Saint-Michel church