Trun (French pronunciation: [tʁœ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne département and the region of Normandy in north-western France.[3]

Geography

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

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

Population

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

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

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France
  • Church of Trun
    Church of Trun
  • old boarding school for boys
    old boarding school for boys
  • Garage Delaunay
    Garage Delaunay
  • Trun Hospice
    Trun Hospice

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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Commune de Trun (61494) − COG Insee". www.insee.fr.
  4. ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  5. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Dives (I1--0200)".
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ "Les services administratifs - Trun - Site officiel de la commune". www.trun.fr.

See also

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