Torcé
Commune in Brittany, France
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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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The church in Torcé | |
![]() Location of Torcé | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′45″N 1°15′52″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 (2023)[2] | 1,281 |
| • Density | 91.30/km2 (236.5/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
Inhabitants of Torcé are called Torcéens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 596 | — |
| 1975 | 592 | −0.10% |
| 1982 | 681 | +2.02% |
| 1990 | 788 | +1.84% |
| 1999 | 916 | +1.69% |
| 2007 | 1,142 | +2.79% |
| 2012 | 1,130 | −0.21% |
| 2017 | 1,187 | +0.99% |
| 2023 | 1,281 | +1.28% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
