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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
Map
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

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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

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

Population

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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

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Ruins and monuments

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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

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Twin towns

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Further reading

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  • 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

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See also

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