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
The town hall in Trun
The town hall in Trun
Coat of arms of Trun
Location of Trun
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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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Population[edit]

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[edit]

Ruins and monuments[edit]

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[edit]

Twin towns[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • 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).

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