Torcy-le-Grand, Seine-Maritime
| Torcy-le-Grand | ||
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  Torcy-le-Grand | ||
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Location within Normandy region  Torcy-le-Grand | ||
| Coordinates: 49°48′00″N 1°10′35″E / 49.8°N 1.1764°ECoordinates: 49°48′00″N 1°10′35″E / 49.8°N 1.1764°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe | |
| Canton | Longueville-sur-Scie | |
| Intercommunality | Varenne et Scie | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Yves-Morin | |
| Area1 | 8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 729 | |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76697 / 76590 | |
| Elevation |
32–172 m (105–564 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Torcy-le-Grand is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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
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The arms of Torcy-le-Grand are blazoned : Barry gules and argent, a lion Or langued gules. |
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 587 | 576 | 589 | 611 | 628 | 718 | 729 |
| Starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
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.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Torcy-le-Grand (Seine-Maritime). |
- Torcy-le-Grand on the Quid website (French)
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