Torchefelon
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Isère | |
Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin | |
Canton | La Tour-du-Pin | |
Community association | Les Vals du Dauphiné | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 31 ' N , 5 ° 24' E | |
height | 378-589 m | |
surface | 8.68 km 2 | |
Residents | 739 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 85 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 38690 | |
INSEE code | 38508 | |
Website | http://www.torchefelon.fr/ |
Torchefelon is a French municipality with 739 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . La Chapelle-de-la-Tour belongs to the Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin and the Canton of La Tour-du-Pin .
geography
Torchefelon is about 60 kilometers southeast of Lyon . Torchefelon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Victor-de-Cessieu in the north and north-west, Sainte-Blandine in the north-east, Montagnieu in the east, Doissin in the south-east, Biol in the south and south-west and Succieu in the west.
The A48 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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367 | 348 | 311 | 346 | 390 | 449 | 546 | 675 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Georges church
- Saint-Roch chapel in the Le Molard district
- Saint-Georges-du-Mont chapel
- Ponteray castle ruins
- Fortified houses in La Murette, Saint-Roch and Saint-Georges-du-Mont, each from the 16th century
Web links
Commons : Torchefelon - collection of images, videos and audio files