Troarn

Troarn (French pronunciation: [tʁɔ.aʁn]) is a commune in the Calvados of the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Saline,^[3] but this merger was undone on 31 December 2019.^[4]

Troarn
Commune
Paul Quellec Square
Coat of arms
Location of Troarn
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Coordinates: 49°10′56″N 0°11′00″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Troarn
Intercommunality	CU Caen Mer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Le Bas[1]
Area 1	11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,442
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,375	—
1975	1,975	+5.31%
1982	3,011	+6.21%
1990	3,129	+0.48%
1999	3,176	+0.17%
2007	3,712	+1.97%
2012	3,639	−0.40%
2017	3,510	−0.72%
Source: INSEE[5]

Sights

• The abbey founded by Roger de Montgomery in 1059

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department