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Marché couvert

Tonnerre, Yonne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Marché couvert, à l'angle des deux rues (cad. AN 5) : inscription par arrêté du 11 juin 1991
Protection dates
1991/06/11 : inscrit MH
Type
marché
Main period of construction
1er quart 20e siècle
Dates
1903
Architect or builder
ROUSSEAU Ferdinand (architecte), MOREL et DESBARRES (entrepreneurs)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
rue du Collège ; rue du Grenier-à-Sel
Commune
Tonnerre
Département
Yonne
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
47.85683, 3.97357
Mérimée reference
PA00113974

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1856 map "Dept. De Lyonne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le conseil municipal de Tonnerre décide en 1902 de construire ce marché pour répondre aux besoins de la population. Une toiture en verre est réalisée, pour renvoyer la lumière sur la mairie. L'intérieur présente la juxtaposition d'une architecture en pierre (pour la halle au blé formant le soubassement de l'hôtel de ville) et d'une architecture en fer et en verre. L'inauguration de cet édifice a eu lieu le 17 avril 1904.

English translation

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The municipal council of Tonnerre decided in 1902 to build this market to meet the needs of the population. A glass roof was constructed to reflect light onto the town hall. The interior presents the juxtaposition of stone architecture (for the grain hall forming the basement of the town hall) and iron and glass architecture. The inauguration of this building took place on 17 April 1904.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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