Le Tronquay, Eure
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Commune of Le Tronquay |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Haute-Normandie |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Les Andelys |
| Canton | Lyons-la-Forêt |
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| Elevation | 85 m–179 m (avg. 155 m) |
| Land area¹ | 19.06 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
391 |
| - Density | 20/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 27664/ 27480 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Tronquay is a commune in northern France, in the Eure département. It is located in the Pays de Lyons-Andelle in the Lyons forest, 100km from Paris and 30km from Rouen.
[edit] History
The village has two primary schools, a café and a garage. In the beginning of the 20th century, Tronquay had 15 cafés.
The districts of Tronquay include 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.
The name Tronquay originated between the 11th and 12th century, and means Heart of the Lyons forest. In 1787, Tronquay was divided in two, Tronquay and Hogues.
[edit] Notable natives
- Dom Pierre Guarin
- Nicolas Brémontier (1738 in Tronquay - 1809 in Paris)- a general inspector of the départmental routes. He was one of the first applied in France by moving sands by plantations of maritime pines.
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