Thunder (Yonne)

Tonnerre is a common French, located in the department of the Yonne and the area Burgundy.

Its inhabitants is called Tonnerrois.

Blasonnement

Of mouths to the gold band.

Geography

Crossed by the Channel of Burgundy, the commune is located at the crossroads:
  • of the RD965 (old RN65), axis connecting Auxerre to 35 km in the west and Troyes to 105 km in the east
  • of the RD905 (old RN5), axis connecting Direction to 70 km in the North-West and Dijon to 105 km in south-east

History

Thunder appears at the time Roman under the name of Tornodurum .

De Tornodurum with Tonnerre

Formerly, Tonnerre was called Tornodurum, “fortress” for the Celts, it was it capital of the “Pagus tornodorensis”. Here, on the valley of the Armançon, created for itself the County of Thunder, which was used as point of passage between Paris and Dijon, at the time where the king of France had aimings on the Duché of Burgundy. But from or this atypical name comes? The etymologies of Thunder would come, for the Celtic time, of “Torn”, drifting of the name of an obscure local divinity; others bring it back to “Douros”: fortress, finally another denomination would correspond to “Dour” in connection with a “place close to the torrent”. It is also possible that the three solutions meet in only one:

  • a divinized place: 1782, updated of the cavities containing weapons and ornaments, currencies and jewels related to the worship of divinities.

  • the fortress dominating Tonnerre would have been located on the spot “Mount Bleating” and “Old Castles” delivering, of many ancient vestiges.

  • As for the “divinized source”, the vestige is of an obvious obviousness, since it is about the Fosse Dionne.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

  • the Pit Dionne , vauclusienne source, with the important flow, and arranged in laundrette with circular basin at the 18th century. This tourist curiosity is a green basin with water emerald, crimped in a covered gallery of tiles of Burgundy. The site was dedicated to an ancient divinity from where the name “Divine”, which derived in “Divona” then in “Dionne”…

  • the Old Hospital or Hospital, founded by Marguerite of Burgundy in 1293 and built in three years only, is one of oldest and the vastest hospital whole of France Médiéval E. Its dimensions are imposing with in particular a roof of a surface of 4500 m ² (initially covered with glazed tiles) and long principal room a 90 meters for a width of 18,2 meters and a 20 meters height. The ceiling is panelled and the gigantic frame is in the shape of hull of reversed vessel. To 40 patients could be neat there. To see: vault, tomb of Marguerite of Burgundy, tomb of Louvois, the Holy Sepulchre of the 15th century, gnomon, interesting museum of the Hospital.

  • the Gothic church Saint-Pierre , which dominates the city and offers a beautiful panorama. Built as from the 9th century, it underwent many modifications. It was almost destroyed in 1556 by a fire which devastated Tonnerre. Inside, one can notice an organ whose dresser goes back to 1616, a pulpit to preach, carried out in the years 1712 - 1713 and of the stained glasses dating from the 16th century and restored in 2003.

  • the Gothic church Notre-Dame of Fontenilles of the 12th century. The religious building was severely damaged by the Bombardement S of the second world war.

  • the hotel of Uzès , native house of the knight of Éon, become property of the Savings bank since 1879. The building, deeply restored in 1888, is decorated with mural Fresques of the painter Georges Henri Carré. Thunder counts many other private mansions.
  • the old Abbey Saint-Michel , reconverted in hotel trade.
  • the old Convent of the Ursulines (> 1789), place Edmond-Jacob, current College.
  • the old convent of the Ursulines (1805 >), street Pasteur, current additional buildings of the College.
  • the Crypt Romance Holy-Catherine , street St-Pierre, vaults of the 12th century.
  • the Gone covered , inaugurated in 1904 with the style of architecture of the end XIXe, beginning 20th century, out of iron and glass with the mode Baltard.
  • the town hall builds in overhang of the market hall.
  • the municipal Museum and its Library .
  • the walk of the Rough grazing .

Personalities related to the commune

Principal demonstrations

  • the Carnival of Griboudin : spread out over 15 in February days.

  • the Wine crops Tonnerroises : Exposure, tasting and sale of the wines of the country and the surroundings, and gastronomical products, the Weekend of Easter, in the big room of the old Marguerite-of-Burgundy hospital, with establishment of new Knights of Tastevin by the Brotherhood of the Lightnings of Tonnerrois and by the Brotherhood of Blackcurrant.

In 2007, this 16th Living room of the Wine will be held the Saturday the 7th and on Sunday, April 8 of 11:00 with 19:00. The ceremony of establishments will take place Sunday and will start with 16:30.

  • the literary festival Writings and Known as : in May, demonstrations related to the literature (conferences, theater, tales, readings…) around a selected topic.

  • the Academy and the festival of music of Thunder : the first week of July.

  • the Fair Exposure : It takes place in the center town on the Rough grazing in front of the station last Saturday of August and is spread out Friday to Monday. It attracts a hundred exhibitors with a fun fair.

  • the automobile regional Hill climb : On the Sara mount, in the coast of the Cap on D117. It takes place in theory 3rd Sunday of August. Organized by the Vauban stable, under the aegis of the ASA of Yonne for the Coupe de France FFSA and the Challenges Burgundy Franche-Comté. 33e edition in 2006.

  • In 2008, the town of Thunder will commemorate the death of Marguerite of Burgundy at the time of medieval festivals September 5th, 6th and 7th 2008 .

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See too

External bonds

  • Site of the commune

  • Personal site on Thunder
  • Thunder on the site of the National Geographical Institute
  • Thunder on the site of INSEE
  • Thunder on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Thunder on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Thunder on Mapquest

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