Le Tronquay, Eure
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Tronquay is a commune in the Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

 department in Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...

 in northern France
France
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It is located in the Pays de Lyons-Andelle in the Lyons forest, 100 km from Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 and 30 km from Rouen
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...

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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
Les Hogues
Les Hogues is a commune in the Eure department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...

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Population

Personalities

  • 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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