Trun () is a commune in the Orne département and the region of Normandy in north-western France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Magny, Le Ménil Girard and Trun. The commune is spread over an area of with a maximum altitude of and minimum of
The commune is part of the area known as Pays d'Auge.
The commune has the River Dives running through it and a stream the Ruisseau Merdret de.
Land distribution
The 2018 CORINE Land Cover assessment shows the vast majority of the land in the commune, 61% () is Arable land. The rest of the land is Meadows at 28%, Urbanised land at 8% and Heterogeneous agricultural land at 3%.
Administration + List of MayorsStartEndNamePartyProfession19892026Jacques PrigentIndependent - LeftLawyer
Population
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
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Further reading
Notes and references
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)