Torcieu
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Torcieu (French pronunciation: [tɔʁsjø] ⓘ; Arpitan: Torciœ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Torcieu
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Commune | |
 Town hall | |
 Location of Torcieu | |
  Torcieu  Torcieu | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′00″N 5°24′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Belley |
| Canton | Ambérieu-en-Bugey |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Estelle Barbarin[1] |
Area 1 | 10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 739 |
| • Density | 68.9/km2 (179/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01421 /01230 |
| Elevation | 257–782 m (843–2,566 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the river Albarine, which flows west through the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 429 | — |
| 1975 | 460 | +1.00% |
| 1982 | 543 | +2.40% |
| 1990 | 569 | +0.59% |
| 1999 | 646 | +1.42% |
| 2009 | 696 | +0.75% |
| 2014 | 732 | +1.01% |
| 2020 | 734 | +0.05% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
