Torchefelon

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
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Hien
Government
• Mayor (2014–2010)	Martine Ekoué
Area 1	8.68 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	659
• Density	76/km2 (200/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 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.

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%
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