Tonnerre Patrimoine
Water, Stone, Vine...
Water, Stone, Vine...
Notre-Dame Church
In the 11th century, the Hôtel-Dieu Notre-Dame, a modest hostel for pilgrims on the route to Santiago de Compostela, was equipped with a small chapel dedicated to Mary. Over the centuries, the oratory grew in size and importance, becoming a parish and then a deanery. It was in the 16th and 17th centuries that the monument took on the face we know today, with its high tower topped by the inscriptions "Jesus Maria Ave Gacia" and the initials "CHC" for Charles-Henri de Clermont, Comte de Tonnerre. However, these architectural transformations were not without their difficulties: in 1359, English troops set fire to the church, as did Burgundian troops in 1414. In 1556, a huge fire consumed the church again (the base of the tower is still black with soot), and the 1944 bombing destroyed the roof and vaults.
Presentation and history of Tonnerre
Tonnerre first appeared in Roman times as Tornodurum, meaning "fortress". For the Lingons, it was the capital of the Pagus tornodorensis. Here, in the Armançon valley, the County of Tonnerre was created, and served as a crossing point between Paris and Dijon, at a time when the King of France had designs on the Duchy of Burgundy. [read more]
Tonnerre Town Hall
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