Torcy () is a
commune in the
Seine-et-Marne
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department,
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, north-central
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. It is located in the eastern suburbs of
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, from the
center of Paris.
Torcy is a
sub-prefecture
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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
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" of
Marne-la-Vallée
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.
Transport
Torcy is served by
Torcy station on Paris
RER line A.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Torcy are called ''Torcéens''.
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
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, contains one of the highest concentrations of Vietnamese people in France at 10% to 20% of the population.
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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
*
References
External links
Official site
*
Communes of Seine-et-Marne
Subprefectures in France
Little Saigons
Val Maubuée
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