Torcieu
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| Torcieu | |
|---|---|
  Torcieu | |
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Torcieu | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′00″N 5°24′00″E / 45.9167°N 5.4°ECoordinates: 45°55′00″N 5°24′00″E / 45.9167°N 5.4°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Belley |
| Canton | Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de l'Albarine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Françoise Giraudet |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Population2 | 685 |
| • Population2 Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01421 / 01230 |
| Elevation |
257–782 m (843–2,566 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
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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.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 750 | — |
| 1800 | 531 | −29.2% |
| 1806 | 923 | +73.8% |
| 1821 | 918 | −0.5% |
| 1831 | 992 | +8.1% |
| 1836 | 919 | −7.4% |
| 1841 | 881 | −4.1% |
| 1846 | 904 | +2.6% |
| 1851 | 879 | −2.8% |
| 1856 | 1,052 | +19.7% |
| 1861 | 797 | −24.2% |
| 1866 | 768 | −3.6% |
| 1872 | 741 | −3.5% |
| 1876 | 717 | −3.2% |
| 1881 | 680 | −5.2% |
| 1886 | 641 | −5.7% |
| 1891 | 625 | −2.5% |
| 1896 | 604 | −3.4% |
| 1901 | 562 | −7.0% |
| 1906 | 511 | −9.1% |
| 1911 | 478 | −6.5% |
| 1921 | 488 | +2.1% |
| 1926 | 490 | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 533 | +8.8% |
| 1936 | 497 | −6.8% |
| 1946 | 460 | −7.4% |
| 1954 | 469 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 448 | −4.5% |
| 1968 | 429 | −4.2% |
| 1975 | 460 | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 543 | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 569 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 646 | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 685 | +6.0% |
See also
References
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