Torxé

Torxé
Commune
Torxé
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Torxé
Coordinates: 45°57′13″N 0°37′30″W / 45.9536°N 0.625°W / 45.9536; -0.625Coordinates: 45°57′13″N 0°37′30″W / 45.9536°N 0.625°W / 45.9536; -0.625
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Canton Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Philippe Partaud
Area1 11.43 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 238
  Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 17450 /17380
Elevation 2–63 m (6.6–206.7 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)

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.

Torxé is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Geography

The river Boutonne forms most of the commune's southern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962544    
1968272−50.0%
1975244−10.3%
1982216−11.5%
1990203−6.0%
1999233+14.8%
2008238+2.1%

References

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