Torchefelon

Torchefelon
Torchefelon
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Torchefelon
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	Tour-du-Pin
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Hien
Government
• Mayor (2014–2010)	Martine Ekoué
Area1	8.68 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	659
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
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 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.

Torchefelon is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

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%
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