Talence (French pronunciation: [talɑ̃s], locally [taˈlãⁿsə]; Occitan: Talança, [taˈlanso]; Catalan: Talença, [tǝˈlensǝ]) is a commune in the Gironde department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Talence | |
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Coordinates: 44°48′00″N 0°35′02″W / 44.8°N 0.584°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
Canton | Talence |
Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Sallaberry[1] |
Area 1 | 8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 45,225 |
• Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Talençais(e) (French) talancés, talancesa (Occitan) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33522 /33400 |
Elevation | 2–29 m (6.6–95.1 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the south side. It is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole.
Talence is the home of Décastar, a prestigious yearly international decathlon event.
In Talence, there are different universities: Bordeaux University, Architecture School of Bordeaux and KEDGE Business School.
Population edit
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Geography edit
Talence is situated with Bordeaux to the North, Bègles to the East, Villenave-d'Ornon to the South-East, Gradignan to the South-West, and Pessac to the West.
Climate edit
Climate data for Talence (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1959–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 28.0 (82.4) | 30.5 (86.9) | 35.0 (95.0) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.5 (103.1) | 36.8 (98.2) | 32.0 (89.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 22.6 (72.7) | 39.5 (103.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.3 (81.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 19.9 (67.8) | 13.8 (56.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 18.9 (66.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.4 (50.7) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 18.7 (65.7) | 15.0 (59.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 13.9 (57.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) | 3.3 (37.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 14.0 (57.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 12.8 (55.0) | 10.2 (50.4) | 5.8 (42.4) | 3.5 (38.3) | 9.0 (48.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −14.6 (5.7) | −12.0 (10.4) | −6.8 (19.8) | −2.2 (28.0) | 1.1 (34.0) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.5 (45.5) | 6.0 (42.8) | 4.0 (39.2) | −2.0 (28.4) | −6.5 (20.3) | −11.4 (11.5) | −14.6 (5.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 81.5 (3.21) | 68.8 (2.71) | 63.6 (2.50) | 79.0 (3.11) | 70.1 (2.76) | 57.3 (2.26) | 47.4 (1.87) | 52.6 (2.07) | 75.6 (2.98) | 81.2 (3.20) | 98.0 (3.86) | 98.4 (3.87) | 873.5 (34.39) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.3 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 123.7 |
Source: Météo France[5] |
Sights edit
Personalities edit
- Romain Brégerie, footballer
- Mireille Bousquet-Mélou, mathematician
- José Bové, radical activist
- Jérôme Cahuzac, politician
- Jules Carvallo, engineer
- Gérald Cid, footballer
- Émile Durkheim, sociologist, lived from 1887 to 1897 in Talence
- Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
- Florian Marange, professional footballer. He plays for the left side defender at SC Bastia
- Thierry Meyssan, writer
- Ed Tourriol, cartoonist
International relations edit
Talence is twinned with:
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Talence, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Talence (33)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Talence.
- Official website (in French)
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