Trun, Orne
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 The town hall in Trun | |
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| Coordinates: 48°50′38″N 0°02′02″E / 48.8438°N 0.0338°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1989–current) | Jacques Prigent |
| Area 1 | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 1,202 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61494006 /61160200 |
| Elevation | 77–151 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 is a commune in the Orne département and the region of Normandy in north-western France.
Geography
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Administration
| Start | End | Name | Party | Profession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | current | Jacques Prigent | Independent - Left | Lawyer |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,337 | 1,378 | 1,344 | 1,399 | 1,230 | 1,307 | 1,325 | 1,308 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||||
Economy
- Heller SA, manufacturer of plastic scale model kits.
- Electrical
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
- Pierre Crestey 1622–1703, religious follower of Saint Vincent de Paul.
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
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Trun". Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (in English and French). Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
See also
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trun (Orne).
- Official site of the Commune of Trun (in French)
- Trun from times past (in French, but mostly images)
- Trun on the French National Geogra[phical Institute website[permanent dead link] (in French)
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