Torchefelon

Torchefelon 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
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	La Tour-du-Pin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Jean Robert Badin
Area ^1	8.68 km^2 (3.35 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	739
• Density	85/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38508 /38690
Elevation	378–589 m (1,240–1,932 ft) (avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

Year Pop. ±% 1793 526 —     1806 680 +29.3% 1821 827 +21.6% 1831 774 −6.4% 1841 834 +7.8% 1851 720 −13.7% 1861 661 −8.2% 1872 620 −6.2% 1881 590 −4.8% 1891 590 +0.0% 1901 477 −19.2% 1911 457 −4.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 419 −8.3% 1931 403 −3.8% 1946 377 −6.5% 1954 349 −7.4% 1962 367 +5.2% 1968 348 −5.2% 1975 311 −10.6% 1982 346 +11.3% 1990 390 +12.7% 1999 449 +15.1% 2006 546 +21.6% 2012 659 +20.7%

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

• INSEE statistics

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.