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 | Trun |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Dives |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1989–current) | Jacques Prigent |
| Area1 | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 1,308 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61494006 / 61160200 |
| Elevation |
77–151 m (253–495 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Trun is a commune in the Orne département and the region of Basse-Normandie in north-western France.
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
See also
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)
- Trun on the French National Geogra[phical Institute website (in French)
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