Torchamp
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Alencon | |
| Canton | Bagnoles-de-l'Orne | |
| Community association | Andaine Passais | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 33 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ W | |
| height | 111-262 m | |
| surface | 14.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 295 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61330 | |
| INSEE code | 61487 | |
Torchamp is a French municipality with 295 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region Normandy (before 2016 Basse-Normandie ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Alençon and is part of the canton of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne ( Passais until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Torchampois .
geography
Torchamp is about 61 kilometers west-northwest of Alençon . The parish is part of the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park . Torchamp is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne in the north and west, Domfront en Poiraie in the north and north-east, Saint-Brice in the east, Ceaucé in the south and south-east and Saint-Fraimbault in the south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 462 | 413 | 379 | 368 | 331 | 283 | 279 | 295 | 293 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 19th century
- Torcamp castle from the 18th century, monument historique
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
Torchamp Castle
Web links
Commons : Torchamp - collection of images, videos and audio files
