Troarn

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Troarn
Paul Quellec Square

Coat of arms
Troarn
Coordinates: 49°10′56″N 0°11′00″W / 49.1822°N 0.1833°W / 49.1822; -0.1833Coordinates: 49°10′56″N 0°11′00″W / 49.1822°N 0.1833°W / 49.1822; -0.1833
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Troarn
Intercommunality Entre bois et marais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Dominique Lefrançois
Area
  Land1 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 3,717
  Population2 Density 320/km2 (830/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 14712 / 14670
Elevation 2–61 m (6.6–200.1 ft)
(avg. 36 m or 118 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Troarn is a commune in the Calvados in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 1,137    
1968 1,375+20.9%
1975 1,975+43.6%
1982 3,011+52.5%
1990 3,129+3.9%
1999 3,176+1.5%
2008 3,717+17.0%

Sights

  • The abbey founded by Roger de Montgomery in 1059

See also

References

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