Torxé
| Torxé | |
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  Torxé | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Torxé | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′13″N 0°37′30″W / 45.9536°N 0.625°WCoordinates: 45°57′13″N 0°37′30″W / 45.9536°N 0.625°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Canton | Tonnay-Boutonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Partaud |
| Area1 | 11.43 km2 (4.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 238 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17450 / 17380 |
| Elevation |
2–63 m (6.6–206.7 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 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. | |
Torxé is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.
Geography
The river Boutonne forms most of the commune's southern border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 544 | — |
| 1968 | 272 | −50.0% |
| 1975 | 244 | −10.3% |
| 1982 | 216 | −11.5% |
| 1990 | 203 | −6.0% |
| 1999 | 233 | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 238 | +2.1% |
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