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Trun, Orne

Coordinates: 48°50′38″N 0°02′02″E / 48.8438°N 0.0338°E / 48.8438; 0.0338
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Trun
Commune
The town hall in Trun
The town hall in Trun
Coat of arms of Trun
Coat of arms
Location of Trun
Map
Trun is located in France
Trun
Trun
Trun is located in Normandy
Trun
Trun
Coordinates: 48°50′38″N 0°02′02″E / 48.8438°N 0.0338°E / 48.8438; 0.0338
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonArgentan-2
IntercommunalityArgentan Intercom
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Prigent[1]
Area
1
9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,202
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61494 /61160
Elevation77–151 m (253–495 ft)
(avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Trun (French pronunciation: [tʁœ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne département and the region of Normandy in north-western France.[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Magny, Le Ménil Girard and Trun.[4]

The commune has the River Dives running through it and two streams Guerard & Merdret's Creek.[5]

Administration

List of Mayors
Start End Name Party Profession
1989 2026 Jacques Prigent Independent - Left Lawyer

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,378—    
1975 1,344−0.36%
1982 1,339−0.05%
1990 1,230−1.06%
1999 1,307+0.68%
2007 1,325+0.17%
2012 1,308−0.26%
2017 1,245−0.98%
Source: INSEE[6]

Economy

Ruins and monuments

Aerial photography has revealed the trace of a Gallo-Roman habitat. In the 19th century a Merovingian dynasty necropolis was discovered.

Personalities associated with Trun

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France
  • Church of Trun
    Church of Trun
  • old boarding school for boys
    old boarding school for boys
  • Garage Delaunay
    Garage Delaunay
  • Trun Hospice
    Trun Hospice

Further reading

  • Bonnet de la Tour, R. (1968). L'Hospice et le Bourg de Trun (in French).
  • Camus, Pierre; Gondouin, Ghislain (1996). Sutton, Alan (ed.). Mémoire en images, le canton de Trun (in French).

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Commune de Trun (61494) − COG Insee". www.insee.fr.
  4. ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  5. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Dives (I1--0200)".
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ "Les services administratifs - Trun - Site officiel de la commune". www.trun.fr.

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