Truinas
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Nyons | |
| Canton | Dieulefit | |
| Community association | Dieulefit-Bourdeaux | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 35 ' N , 5 ° 5' E | |
| height | 392-937 m | |
| surface | 8.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 119 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26460 | |
| INSEE code | 26356 | |
 Mairie Truinas |
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Truinas is a French municipality with 119 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
The municipality of Truinas is located in the southwest of the canton of Bourdeaux, in the arrondissement of Die. Truinas has an area of 8.64 km² and covered part of the Val de Drôme . A large part of the municipality is used for agriculture, and Truinas also includes many forest areas. Among other things, lavender is grown . The village itself is located at around 500 m, with the highest point of the municipality at 937 m, on the border with Comps ( Montagne de St Maurine ). The Rimandoule stream flows through the municipality .
Truinas is 4.4 kilometers west of Bourdeaux , almost six kilometers north of Dieulefit and about 26 kilometers east of Montélimar (as the crow flies).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 125 | 117 | 80 | 104 | 107 | 112 | 131 | 122 |
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Attractions
- Montagne de St Maurine , 937 m, with the chapel of the same name on the summit
- Church St-Jean-Baptiste , built in 1644
Personalities
- André du Bouchet (1924–2001), French poet and writer, died in Truinas.
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