Trun | |
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Coordinates: 48°50′38″N 0°02′02″E / 48.8438°N 0.0338°ECoordinates: 48°50′38″N 0°02′02″E / 48.8438°N 0.0338°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Argentan |
Canton | Trun |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Dives |
Government | |
• Mayor (1989–current) | Jacques Prigent |
Area1 | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
Population (2012)2 | 1,308 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Trun is a commune in the Orne département and the region of Normandy in north-western France.
Aerial photography has revealed the trace of a Gallo-Roman habitat. In the 19th century a Merovingian dynasty necropolis was discovered.