Torcé (French pronunciation: [tɔʁse]; Breton: Tourc'heg; Gallo: Torczae) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Torcé
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_%C3%89glise_02.JPG) The church in Torcé | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Torcé  | |
  Torcé  Torcé | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′45″N 1°15′52″W / 48.0625°N 1.2644°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | La Guerche-de-Bretagne |
| Intercommunality | CA Vitré Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yannick Fouet[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,241 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35338 /35370 |
| Elevation | 69–104 m (226–341 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
Inhabitants of Torcé are called Torcéens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 541 | — |
| 1968 | 596 | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 592 | −0.7% |
| 1982 | 681 | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 788 | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 916 | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 1,145 | +25.0% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Torcé.
- Official website Torcé (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
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