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    <periodOfReport>2007-11-16</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>TOREADOR RESOURCES CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TRGL</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>FALB PETER LAWRENCE ET AL</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>15 BROAD STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 406</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02109</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-11-16</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>6.9755</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>732257</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Through trust accounts for his children</value>
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    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Mr. Falb owns 220,702 shares of stock directly or indirectly, 441,555 shares of stock indirectly through Dane, Falb, Stone
 and Co., Inc. and 70,000 shares of stock indirectly through Firethorn I.L.P.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">1000 shares purchased by trusts for the benefit of Mr. Falb's daughters.  Mr. Falb's wife is the trustee for the trusts.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Nigel Lovett, Attorney-in-fact for Peter L. Falb</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-11-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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2007-11-16
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0000098720
TOREADOR RESOURCES CORP
TRGL
0000943980
FALB PETER LAWRENCE ET AL
15 BROAD STREET
SUITE 406
BOSTON
MA
02109
1
0
0
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Common Stock
2007-11-16
4
P
0
1000
6.9755
A
732257
I
Through trust accounts for his children
Mr. Falb owns 220,702 shares of stock directly or indirectly, 441,555 shares of stock indirectly through Dane, Falb, Stone
 and Co., Inc. and 70,000 shares of stock indirectly through Firethorn I.L.P.
1000 shares purchased by trusts for the benefit of Mr. Falb's daughters.  Mr. Falb's wife is the trustee for the trusts.
/s/Nigel Lovett, Attorney-in-fact for Peter L. Falb
2007-11-20