Torchefelon

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

Torchefelon
Commune
Torchefelon in 1912
Location of Torchefelon
Torchefelon
Torchefelon
Coordinates: 45°31′16″N 5°24′03″E
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.

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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.


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