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Le Tronquay, Eure

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Eure

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
19.06 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:41 AM

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Lyons-la-Forêt

INSEE/Postal code
  
27664 /27480

Population
  
391 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Les Andelys

Le Tronquay, Eure

Weather
  
3°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 93% Humidity

Le Tronquay is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France. It is located in the forest of Lyons, 100 km from Paris and 30 km from Rouen. The village has two primary schools. The commune of Le Tronquay includes the localities Les Cornets, La Grand Fray, La Motte, Le Fresnay, and Les Landez, and notable farms are Les Callouettes, Les Brûlins, Le Bâtiment, and La Garenne.

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Map of 27480 Le Tronquay, France

History

Le Tronquay was first mentioned in the 12th century. The name Tronquay is probably related to the word tronc meaning "trunk". In 1787, the commune Les Hogues was separated from the territory of Le Tronquay.

Personalities

  • Pierre Guarin, benedictine monk, who published works on Hebrew grammar
  • Nicolas Brémontier (1738 in Tronquay - 1809 in Paris)- a general inspector of the départmental routes. He was the first in France who applied plantations of maritime pines in order to fixate moving sand dunes.

    • References

    Le Tronquay, Eure Wikipedia
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