Le Tronquay, Eure
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| Coordinates: 49°25′37″N 1°28′46″E / 49.4269°N 1.4794°ECoordinates: 49°25′37″N 1°28′46″E / 49.4269°N 1.4794°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Les Andelys |
| Canton | Romilly-sur-Andelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Drony |
| Area 1 | 19.06 km2 (7.36 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 512 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27664 /27480 |
| Elevation | 85–179 m (279–587 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Tronquay (French pronunciation: [lə tʁɔ̃kɛ] (
listen)) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. It is located in the , 100 km from Paris and 30 km from Rouen. The village has two primary schools. The commune of Le Tronquay includes the localities Les Cornets, La Grand Fray, La Motte, Le Fresnay, and Les Landez, and notable farms are Les Callouettes, Les Brûlins, Le Bâtiment, and La Garenne.
History[]
Le Tronquay was first mentioned in the 12th century. The name Tronquay is probably related to the word tronc meaning "trunk". In 1787, the commune Les Hogues was separated from the territory of Le Tronquay.
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,471 | — |
| 1800 | 1,392 | −5.4% |
| 1806 | 1,395 | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 1,331 | −4.6% |
| 1831 | 1,225 | −8.0% |
| 1836 | 1,317 | +7.5% |
| 1841 | 1,249 | −5.2% |
| 1846 | 1,194 | −4.4% |
| 1851 | 1,207 | +1.1% |
| 1856 | 1,097 | −9.1% |
| 1861 | 1,059 | −3.5% |
| 1866 | 977 | −7.7% |
| 1872 | 911 | −6.8% |
| 1876 | 880 | −3.4% |
| 1881 | 817 | −7.2% |
| 1886 | 805 | −1.5% |
| 1891 | 723 | −10.2% |
| 1896 | 662 | −8.4% |
| 1901 | 603 | −8.9% |
| 1906 | 577 | −4.3% |
| 1911 | 546 | −5.4% |
| 1921 | 488 | −10.6% |
| 1926 | 492 | +0.8% |
| 1931 | 510 | +3.7% |
| 1936 | 465 | −8.8% |
| 1946 | 474 | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 460 | −3.0% |
| 1962 | 464 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 392 | −15.5% |
| 1975 | 403 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 372 | −7.7% |
| 1990 | 410 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 391 | −4.6% |
| 2008 | 480 | +22.8% |
Personalities[]
- Pierre Guarin, benedictine monk, who published works on Hebrew grammar
- (1738 in Tronquay - 1809 in Paris)- a general inspector of the départmental routes. He was the first in France who applied plantations of maritime pines in order to fixate moving sand dunes.
See also[]
- Le Tronquay, Calvados
- Communes of the Eure department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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