# Jenny Courand — Parisians in the Country character guide

> Jenny Courand in Parisians in the Country by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jenny, Mademoiselle Jenny Courand, Jenny Courand

**First appearance:** 0002-story-ii-the-muse-of-the-department

## Who they are

A young woman involved in the provincial social scene.

## Relationships

### [Madame Gaudissart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/parisians_in_the_country_se/characters/madame_gaudissart)

_professional_

Jenny Courand works with or for Madame Gaudissart, likely in a domestic or service capacity.

### [Madame Gaudissart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/parisians_in_the_country_se/characters/madame_gaudissart)

_professional_

Jenny Courand works with or for Madame Gaudissart, likely in a domestic or service capacity.

### [Madame Gaudissart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/parisians_in_the_country_se/characters/madame_gaudissart)

_professional_

Jenny Courand works with or for Madame Gaudissart, likely in a domestic or service capacity.

## In the story

### [Gaudissart the Great](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/parisians_in_the_country_se/chapters/gaudissart-the-great)

Gaudissart's lover, who challenges his confidence and wagers that he will be outwitted before reaching Poitiers. She maintains power over him through demands for attention and letters.

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