Le Tronquay, Eure

French commune
nomcommune=Le Tronquay
région=Haute-Normandie
département=Eure
arrondissement=Les Andelys
canton=Lyons-la-Forêt
insee=27664
cp=27480
maire=
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=1.47944444444
latitude=49.4269444444
alt moy=155
alt mini=85
alt maxi=179 m
hectares=1906
km²=19.06
sans=391
date-sans=1999
dens=20
date-dens=1999

Tronquay is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.

It is located in the Pays de Lyons-Andelle in the Lyons forest, 100km from Paris and 30km from Rouen.

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.

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.

ee also

*Le Tronquay, Calvados
*Communes of the Eure department