Torcy () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, north-central France. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris.
Torcy is a sub-prefecture of the department and the seat of an arrondissement. The commune of Torcy is part of the Val Maubuée sector, one of the four sectors in the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.
History The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1986.
Transport Torcy is served by Torcy station on Paris RER line A.
Demographics Inhabitants of Torcy are called Torcéens in French.
The suburbanization and affluence of the Vietnamese population in France has resulted in a demographic shift in Torcy since the 1980s. Vietnamese businesses and community organizations have been established in Torcy, and the commune, along with nearby Ivry-sur-Seine, contains one of the highest concentrations of Vietnamese people in France at 10% to 20% of the population.La communauté asiatique met le cap à l'est Le Parisien, 16 November 2011 (in French) As of 1998, about 5-6% of the city's population is made up of East Asians.Guillon, Michelle. "The Chinese and Chinese Districts in Paris" (Chapter 11). In: Sinn, Elizabeth (editor). The Last Half Century of Chinese Overseas. Hong Kong University Press, 1 January 1998. , 9789622094468. CITED: p. 198.
Education There are ten public primary school groups (preschool and elementary) in Torcy, along with three junior high schools and one senior high school."Établissements scolaires." Torcy, Seine-et-Marne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016. - Click the tabs to switch from primary schools to "collèges" (junior high schools) and "lycées" (senior high schools).
Junior high schools: Collège de l'Arche-Guédon Collège Louis-Aragon Collège Victor-Schoelcher
Senior high school Lycée Jean-Moulin
See also Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department
References
External links
Official site 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)