Torcy-le-Grand, Seine-Maritime
Torcy-le-Grand is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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 The church in Torcy-le-Grand | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Torcy-le-Grand 
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| Coordinates: 49°48′00″N 1°10′35″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Luneray |
| Intercommunality | CC Terroir de Caux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Laurent Servais-Picord |
| Area 1 | 8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 773 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76697 /76590 |
| Elevation | 32–172 m (105–564 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux and by the banks of the Varenne River, some 8 miles (13 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D915, the D154 and the D149 roads.
Heraldry
Arms of Torcy-le-Grand |
The arms of Torcy-le-Grand are blazoned : Barry gules and argent, a lion Or langued gules. |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 576 | — |
| 1975 | 589 | +0.32% |
| 1982 | 611 | +0.53% |
| 1990 | 628 | +0.34% |
| 1999 | 720 | +1.53% |
| 2007 | 713 | −0.12% |
| 2012 | 729 | +0.44% |
| 2017 | 773 | +1.18% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Ribert, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The remains of a fifteenth-century chateau on an island in the river.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Torcy-le-Grand (Seine-Maritime). |
- Torcy-le-Grand on the Quid website (in French)
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