page_title: Tonnerre, Yonne
section_title: Historical sites and monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Tonnerre, Yonne / Historical sites and monuments
caption_attribution_description: English: Tonnerre, Burgundy, FRANCE Français&#160;: Hôtel-Dieu de Tonnerre avec en arrière plan l'église Saint-Pierre, Tonnerre, Yonne, Bourgogne, FRANCE
context_page_description: Tonnerre is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
context_section_description: Tonnerre Burgundy vineyard
  The Fosse Dionne, source of the high-flow-rate Vaucluse spring. A circular wash basin and Burgundy-tile-clad gallery was added in the 18th century. This tourist curiosity was dedicated to ancient deity from which the name “Divona”, meaning “Divine” evolved into “Dionne”.
  The Old Hospital or Hôtel-Dieu Notre-Dame des Fontenilles, founded in 1293 by Marguerite of Burgundy, it was built in just three years. It was of the first and largest hospitals in Medieval France. The building's dimensions are impressive: it has a 4,500-square-meter (50,000 sq ft) roof (originally covered in glazed tiles), main hall that is 90 meters (300 ft) long by 18.2 meters (60 ft) wide by 27 meters (89 ft) high. The ceiling is paneled and the enormous framework is in the form of a hull of an overturned ship. Up to 40 patients could be treated. The chapel contains the tomb of Marguerite of Burgundy, the mausoleum of François Michel Le Tellier de Louvois and a 15th-century shrine. There is also an 18th-century chaise longue and museum.
  Église Saint-Pierre, with its Baroque-style façade, dominates the city and offers a beautiful vista. Originally built in the 9th century, it has undergone many changes. It was nearly destroyed in a fire in 1556, which ravaged Tonnerre. Inside, one will find a pipe organ whose console dates to 1616, a pulpit that was built in 1712–1713 and stained-glass windows that date to the 16th century and restored in 2003. Nothing remains of the 11th century chapel.
  Église Notre-Dame de Tonnerre is a 12th-century gothic church. It was severely damaged by bombing during World War II.
  Hôtel d'Uzès, the childhood home of Charles de Beaumont, Chevalier d'Éon. It has been the property of the savings bank since 1879. Heavily restored in 1888, it is decorated with frescos by the painter Georges Henri Carré. There many other private mansions in Tonnerre.
  Ursuline Convent (until 1789) at Place Edmond-Jacob, currently a lycée (high school).
  Ursuline Convent (starting in 1805) on Rue Pasteur, is now attached to the lycée.
  Crypt of Saint Catherine, which contains Romanesque vaults, was built in the 12th century.
  Covered market, inaugurated in 1904, built in late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural style, in the iron-and-glass style of Victor Baltard.
  City hall, which overlooks the covered market.
  Château Vaulichères, former property of the House of Clermont-Tonnerre.
  The municipal museum and the library.
  The Promenade of the Pâtis.
caption: Tonnerre – Hotel-Dieu 6
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