Talence

Talence
Commune
The church in Talence
The church in Talence
Coat of arms of Talence
Coat of arms
Location of Talence
Map
Talence is located in France
Talence
Talence
Talence is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Talence
Talence
Coordinates: 44°48′00″N 0°35′02″W / 44.8°N 0.584°W / 44.8; -0.584
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonTalence
IntercommunalityBordeaux Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Emmanuel Sallaberry[1]
Area
1
8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
45,225
 • Density5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Talençais·e (French)
talancés, talancesa (Occitan)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33522 /33400
Elevation2–29 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.

Talence (French pronunciation: [talɑ̃s], locally [taˈlãⁿsə]; Occitan: Talança, [taˈlansɔ]; Catalan: Talença [tǝˈlensǝ]) is a commune in the department of Gironde, administrative region of New Aquitaine, France.

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,489—    
1800 1,181−3.26%
1806 1,340+2.13%
1821 1,194−0.77%
1831 1,322+1.02%
1836 1,288−0.52%
1841 1,232−0.89%
1846 1,402+2.62%
1851 1,434+0.45%
1856 1,693+3.38%
1861 2,430+7.50%
1866 2,577+1.18%
1872 3,604+5.75%
1876 3,873+1.82%
1881 4,621+3.59%
1886 6,642+7.53%
1891 7,921+3.58%
1896 9,221+3.09%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 11,227+4.02%
1906 11,832+1.06%
1911 13,224+2.25%
1921 15,823+1.81%
1926 17,130+1.60%
1931 18,944+2.03%
1936 20,380+1.47%
1946 21,650+0.61%
1954 22,695+0.59%
1962 25,874+1.65%
1968 29,161+2.01%
1975 34,127+2.27%
1982 34,692+0.23%
1990 34,485−0.07%
1999 37,210+0.85%
2007 40,940+1.20%
2012 41,358+0.20%
2017 42,606+0.60%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Geography

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

Climate data for Talence (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1959–present)
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

Personalities

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Talence is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Talence, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "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.
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