Trun, Orne

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Jacques Prigent^[1]Area9.12 km² (3.52 sq mi)Population1,202 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation77–151 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

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

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• 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

• Fajsz, Hungary.^[7]

• 
  Church of Trun
• 
  old boarding school for boys
• 
  Garage Delaunay
• 
  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

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

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