Torxé

Torxé
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Community association	Vals de Saintonge
Coordinates	45 ° 57 ′  N , 0 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 57 ′  N , 0 ° 38 ′  W
height	2-63 m
surface	11.43 km 2
Residents	202 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	17380
INSEE code	17450
Town hall (Mairie) of Torxé

Torxé is a French municipality with 202 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély and is part of the canton Saint-Jean-d'Angély (until 2015: canton Tonnay-Boutonne ). The inhabitants are called Torxéens .

geography

Torxé is about 50 kilometers east-southeast of La Rochelle . Torxé is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Puyrolland and Nachamps in the north, Landes in the east, Chantemerle-sur-le-Soie in the south and Tonnay-Boutonne in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	307	272	244	216	202	233	231	231
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Pierre church from the 13th century
• Saint-Marmé Mill

Saint-Pierre church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 1115-1116.

Web links

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