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.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeStatus commune
country France
demonym Tonnerrois
Tonnerroises
departmentCapital Auxerre NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Seine basin NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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
locatedInHistoricalRegion Burgundy
locatedInRegion Bourgogne-Franche-Comté NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Pierre Larousse
partOf arrondissement of Avallon
canton of Tonnerre
postalCode 89700
regionCapital Dijon NERFINISHED
river Armançon
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Yonne department
contains
Émile Bernard
residence

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