Tonnay-Charente
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Canton | Tonnay-Charente | |
| Community association | Rochefort Ocean | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 57 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ W | |
| height | 1–32 m | |
| surface | 34.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,010 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 233 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17430 | |
| INSEE code | 17449 | |
| Website | www.tonnay-charente.fr | |
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Tonnay-Charente is a French municipality with 8010 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
geography
The small town lies on the north bank of the Charente River . Neighboring municipalities of Tonnay-Charente are Muron in the north, Genouillé in the northeast, Moragne and Lussant in the east, Cabariot in the southeast, Saint-Hippolyte in the south, Rochefort in the west and Loire-les-Marais in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 5732 | 6332 | 6430 | 6380 | 6814 | 6628 | 7434 | 7990 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Tonnay-Charente
- Castle of the Dukes of Mortemart , a branch line of the House of Rochechouart , today a sanatorium of the Red Cross
- Saint-Étienne church (end of the 11th century, reconstruction in 1588/94 and in the 19th century)
- Saint-Eloy de la Perriere priory
- Fontsèche wash-house
Saint-Etienne church
Castle of the Dukes of Mortemart
Fontsèche wash-house
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Personalities
- Marquise de Montespan (1640–1707), called Mademoiselle de Tonnay-Charente before her marriage
- Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine (1751-1799), Revolutionary General of Irish origin, spent his youth in Tonnay-Charente
- Louis Léon Jacob (1768–1854), admiral and politician, born in Tonnay-Charente
- Ferdinand Joseph Arnodin (1845–1924), engineer, builder of the Charente Bridge in Tonnay-Charente
- Fernand Gonder (1883–1969), pole vaulter and Olympic champion (1906), died in Tonnay-Charente
- Jean-Charles Descubes (* 1940), Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen , born in Tonnay-Charente
Town twinning
- Sandown , Isle of Wight , UK
Web links
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