Talence

Talence
Talence
Administration
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	Talence
Intercommunality	Bordeaux
Mayor	Alain Cazabonne (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	2–29 m (6.6–95 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
Land area1	8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population2	40,576  (2008)
- Density	4,859 /km2 (12,580 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	33522/ 33400
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Talence is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern 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 metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.

Talence is the home of Décastar, a prestigious yearly international decathlon event.

Population

Historical population of Talence

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	1489	1181	1340	1194	1322	1288	1232	1402	1434	1693

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901
Population	2430	2577	3604	3873	4621	6642	7921	9221	11,227

Year	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946
Population	11,832	13,224	15,823	17,130	18,944	20,380	21,650

Year	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	22,695	25,874	29,161	34,127	34,692	34,485	37,210

Year	2008
Population	40,576

Sights

• Jardin botanique de Talence

Personalities

• Gérald Cid, French footballer
• Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark

International relations

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

Talence is twinned with:

• Trikala, Greece

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)