Trun, Orne

Trun is a commune in the Orne département and the region of Normandy in north-western France.

Trun
Commune
The town hall in Trun
Coat of arms
Location of Trun
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Coordinates: 48°50′38″N 0°02′02″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Argentan-2
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Prigent
Area ^1	9.12 km^2 (3.52 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,245
• Density	140/km^2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61494006 /61160200
Elevation	77–151 m (253–495 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Administration

List of Mayors

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

Population

Historical population of Trun, Orne
(Source: INSEE[2])

Year	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2012	2017
Population	1,378	1,344	1,339	1,230	1,307	1,325	1,308	1,245

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

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

External links

• Official site of the Commune of Trun (in French)
• Trun from times past (in French, but mostly images)