Torcy, Seine-et-Marne

This article is about Torcy, Seine-et-Marne. For other places named Torcy, see Torcy (disambiguation).
Torcy

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Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°51′01″N 2°39′03″E / 48.8502°N 2.6508°E / 48.8502; 2.6508Coordinates: 48°51′01″N 2°39′03″E / 48.8502°N 2.6508°E / 48.8502; 2.6508
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Torcy
Canton Torcy
Intercommunality Val-Maubuée
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Christian Chapron
Area1 6.00 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 22,458
 • Density 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 77468 / 77200
Elevation 37–106 m (121–348 ft)

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.

Torcy is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, 21.8 km (13.5 mi) from the center of Paris.

Torcy is a sub-prefecture of the department and the seat of an arrondissement.

The commune of Torcy is part of the Val Maubuée sector, one of the four sectors in the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.

Transport

Torcy is served by Torcy station on Paris RER line A.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Torcy are called Torcéens.

The suburbanization and affluence of the Vietnamese population in France has resulted in a demographic shift in Torcy since the 1980s. Vietnamese businesses and community organizations have been established in Torcy, and the commune, along with nearby Ivry-sur-Seine, contains one of the highest concentrations of Vietnamese people in France at 10% to 20% of the population.[1] As of 1998, about 5-6% of the city's population is made up of East Asans.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ La communauté asiatique met le cap à l'est Le Parisien, 16 November 2011 (in French)
  2. ↑ Guillon, Michelle. "The Chinese and Chinese Districts in Paris" (Chapter 11). In: Sinn, Elizabeth (editor). The Last Half Century of Chinese Overseas. Hong Kong University Press, 1 January 1998. ISBN 9622094465, 9789622094468. CITED: p. 198.

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