Trun, Orne
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Coordinates: 48°50′38″N 0°02′02″E / 48.8438°N 0.0338°ECoordinates: 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 (2020–2026) | Jacques Prigent |
Area 1 | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 1,240 |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/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 (French pronunciation: [tʁœ̃] (listen)) 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 |
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1989 | 2026 | Jacques Prigent | Independent - Left | Lawyer |
Population[]
Year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 | 2017 |
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Population | 1,378 | 1,344 | 1,339 | 1,230 | 1,307 | 1,325 | 1,308 | 1,245 |
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[]
- 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 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
See also[]
- Communes of the Orne department
External links[]
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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)
Categories:
- Communes of Orne
- Orne geography stubs