Talence

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.

Talence
Commune
The church in Talence
Coat of arms
Location of Talence
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Coordinates: 44°48′00″N 0°35′02″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  (2022)[2]	45,869
• Density	5,500/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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

• Jardin botanique de Talence

Personalities

• 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

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

Talence is twinned with:

• Trikala, Greece
• Alcalá de Henares, Spain
• Chaves, Portugal

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department