Thonnance-lès-Joinville

Thonnance-lès-Joinville
Thonnance-lès-Joinville
Commune
	The church in Thonnance-lès-Joinville
	Coat of arms
	Location of Thonnance-lès-Joinville
	Thonnance-lès-Joinville Thonnance-lès-Joinville
	Coordinates: 48°27′19″N 5°10′22″E / 48.4553°N 5.1728°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haute-Marne
Arrondissement	Saint-Dizier
Canton	Joinville
Intercommunality	Bassin de Joinville en Champagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Malingrey
Area 1	11.33 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Population (2021)	685
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	52490 /52300
Elevation	180–365 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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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