Thonnance-lès-Joinville

Commune in Grand Est, France

(2020–2026) Alain Malingrey^[1]Area11.33 km² (4.37 sq mi)Population685 • Density60/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation180–365 m (591–1,198 ft)
(avg. 192 m or 630 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thonnance-lès-Joinville (French pronunciation: [tɔnɑ̃s lɛ ʒwɛ̃vil], literally Thonnance near Joinville) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.

In literature

In Ken Follett's historical novel A Column of Fire, 16th century Thonnance-lès-Joinville is the birthplace of the character Pierre Aumande, depicted as having been born there as the bastard son of a parish priest and in later life trying to escape this humble origin and forge for himself a position at the Royal Court in Paris.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Marne department

References