Torchefelon

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Torchefelon
Torchefelon in 1912
Torchefelon in 1912
Location of Torchefelon
Torchefelon is located in France
Torchefelon
Torchefelon
Coordinates: 45°31′16″N 5°24′03″E / 45.5211°N 5.4008°E / 45.5211; 5.4008Coordinates: 45°31′16″N 5°24′03″E / 45.5211°N 5.4008°E / 45.5211; 5.4008
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementLa Tour-du-Pin
CantonLa Tour-du-Pin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Jean Robert Badin
Area
1
8.68 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
766
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38508 /38690
Elevation378–589 m (1,240–1,932 ft)
(avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Torchefelon (French pronunciation: ​[tɔʁʃəfəlɔ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

History[]

The castle of Ponteray once stood in the town, but it was burned by the Archbishop of Vienna and there are no remains.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793526—    
1806680+29.3%
1821827+21.6%
1831774−6.4%
1841834+7.8%
1851720−13.7%
1861661−8.2%
1872620−6.2%
1881590−4.8%
1891590+0.0%
1901477−19.2%
1911457−4.2%
YearPop.±%
1921419−8.3%
1931403−3.8%
1946377−6.5%
1954349−7.4%
1962367+5.2%
1968348−5.2%
1975311−10.6%
1982346+11.3%
1990390+12.7%
1999449+15.1%
2006546+21.6%
2012659+20.7%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.


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