Trun, Orne
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Trun
|commune status = Commune
|image = Hotel de Ville de Trun.jpg
|caption = The town hall in Trun
|image coat of arms = Blason Trun.svg
|arrondissement = Argentan
|canton = Argentan-2
|INSEE = 61494
|postal code = 61160
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Terres d'Argentan Interco
|coordinates = {{coord|48.8438|0.0338|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 81
|elevation min m = 77
|elevation max m = 151
|area km2 = 9.12
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Trun ({{IPA|fr|tʁœ̃|-|Fr-Paris--Trun.ogg}}) is a commune in the Orne département and the region of Normandy in north-western France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/61494-trun|title=Commune de Trun (61494)|publisher=INSEE}}
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Magny, Le Ménil Girard and Trun.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/61160+Trun,+France/@48.8504109,0.0232258,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x47e1fce2b76b51a3:0x40c14484fb80620!8m2!3d48.842879!4d0.032741!16s%2Fm%2F03qgpg6?entry=ttu|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps}} The commune is spread over an area of {{convert|9.12|km2|acre}} with a maximum altitude of {{convert|151|m|ftin}} and minimum of {{convert|77|m|ftin}}{{Cite web|url=https://plu-cadastre.fr/trun-61160/|title=Trun (61) : Cadastre, PLU, zonage et risques majeurs|website=PLU & Cadastre}}
The commune is part of the area known as Pays d'Auge.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/geo_0003-4010_1923_num_32_175_10007|title=Le pays d'Auge|first=Marcel|last=Reinhard|date=23 December 1923|journal=Annales de géographie|volume=32|issue=175|pages=33–40|via=www.persee.fr|doi=10.3406/geo.1923.10007}}
The commune has the River Dives running through it and two streams Guerard & Merdret's Creek.{{sandre|id=I1--0200|nom=La Dives}}
{{Geographic location
| title = Neighbouring communes
|width=auto
|state=expanded
|Centre = Trun
|North = Montreuil-la-Cambe
|Northeast = Écorches
|East = Neauphe-sur-Dive
|Southeast = Tournai-sur-Dive
|South = Gouffern en Auge
|Southwest = Coulonces
|West = Fontaine-les-Bassets & Louvières-en-Auge
|Northwest =
}}
=Land distribution=
The 2018 CORINE Land Cover assessment shows the vast majority of the land in the commune, 61% ({{convert|560|ha|acre}}) is Arable land. The rest of the land is Meadows at 28%, Urbanised land at 8% and Heterogeneous agricultural land at 3%.
Administration
class="wikitable"
|+ List of Mayors | ||||
Start
!End !Name !Party !Profession | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | 2026 | Jacques Prigent | Independent - Left | Lawyer |
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-61494#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |1378
|1975 |1344
|1982 |1339
|1990 |1230
|1999 |1307
|2007 |1325
|2012 |1308
|2017 |1245
}}
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.
Twin towns
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}
- {{flagicon|Hungary}} Fajsz, Hungary.{{Cite web|url=http://www.trun.fr/fr/information/21235/les-services-administratifs|title=Les services administratifs - Trun - Site officiel de la commune|website=www.trun.fr}}
File:Église et clocher.jpg|Church of Trun
File:Ancien pensionnat de garçons.jpg|old boarding school for boys
File:Garage Delaunay.jpg|Garage Delaunay
File:Hospice de Trun.jpg|Trun Hospice
Further reading
- {{Cite book|title= L'Hospice et le Bourg de Trun |first=R.|last=Bonnet de la Tour |language=French |year=1968}}
- {{Cite book|title= Mémoire en images, le canton de Trun |editor=Sutton, Alan |first1=Pierre |last1=Camus |first2=Ghislain |last2=Gondouin |language=French |year=1996}}
Notes and references
See also
External links
{{commons category|Trun (Orne)}}
- [http://www.trun.fr Official site of the Commune of Trun] (in French)
- [http://trun.free.fr Trun from times past] (in French, but mostly images)
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