Torcieu

Torcieu

Torcieu
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey
Intercommunality Vallée de l'Albarine
Mayor Françoise Giraudet
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 257–782 m (843–2,566 ft)
(avg. 260 m/850 ft)
Land area1 10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Population2 685  (2008)
 - Density 64 /km2 (170 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01421/ 01230
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Torcieu is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

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Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the river Albarine, which flows west through the commune.

Population

Historical population of Torcieu
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 750 531 923 918 992 919 881 904 879 1052
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 797 768 741 717 680 641 625 604 562 511
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 478 488 490 533 497 460 469 448 429 460
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 543 569 646 685

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