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Tonnay-Charente
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Tonnay-Charente () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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Tonnay-Charente is a commune in France, situated in the Charente-Maritime department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Tonnay-Charente and is named after the Charente river, which borders the town. The municipality shares borders with Cabariot, Genouillé, Loire-les-Marais, and Lussant. Its residents are referred to as tonnacquois.
The area covers 34.39 square kilometers with an elevation of 7 meters. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 8,289 inhabitants (3,797 male and 4,213 female) and another citing 7,229. The postal code is 17430. Tonnay-Charente is twinned with Sandown.
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- Locality
- Tonnay-Charente
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,229
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Tonnay-Charente
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- La rive droite à Tonnay-Charente.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The river Charente
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Tonnay-Charente.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Rochefort
- French commune.canton
- Tonnay-Charente
- French commune.INSEE
- 17449
- French commune.postal code
- 17430
- French commune.mayor
- Éric Authiat
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Rochefort Océan
- French commune.elevation min m
- 1
- French commune.elevation max m
- 32
- French commune.area km2
- 34.39
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Encyclopedic overview
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Tonnay-Charente () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
In the 18th century, it was the home town of prominent Irish physician Dr. Theobald Jennings and his son, Irish-born French General Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine who fought in the American War of Independence and, more significantly, in the French revolutionary wars with Napoleon I of France. There is a personal portrait of General Kilmaine in the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) of Tonnay-Charente. Rue Kilmaine, a street in Tonnay-Charente was named in his honour.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tonnay-Charente” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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