Trun, Orne

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 two streams Guerard & Merdret's Creek.

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

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
Fajsz, Hungary.