Taller

Taller
Taller
Commune
	Town hall
	Location of Taller
	Taller Taller
	Coordinates: 43°52′25″N 1°04′18″W / 43.8736°N 1.0717°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Côte d'Argent
Intercommunality	Côte Landes Nature
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Yves Saint-Martin
Area 1	41.07 km2 (15.86 sq mi)
Population (2021)	668
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40311 /40260
Elevation	57–89 m (187–292 ft) ; (avg. 84 m or 276 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Taller is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

William II Sánchez of Gascony perpetrated a major defeat of the Vikings at Taller in 982 and they vanished as a serious threat thereafter.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	408	—
1806	332	−18.6%
1821	448	+34.9%
1831	516	+15.2%
1841	527	+2.1%
1851	594	+12.7%
1861	641	+7.9%
1872	669	+4.4%
1881	646	−3.4%
1891	606	−6.2%
1901	572	−5.6%
1911	579	+1.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	536	−7.4%
1931	467	−12.9%
1946	418	−10.5%
1954	414	−1.0%
1962	422	+1.9%
1968	396	−6.2%
1975	404	+2.0%
1982	389	−3.7%
1990	396	+1.8%
1999	418	+5.6%
2008	397	−5.0%
2013	592	+49.1%

Etymology

The origins of the name "Taller" are still uncertain but might come from the English word "tall", which could be related to the altitude of the village from which went from 70 to 90m in 982. Taller used to be called Talleyras.

History

Legends say that in 982 Guillaume Sanche duc d'Aquitaine (Gascogne) fought and won against the Normans (Vikings).

During World War II, Taller used to be a German ammunition depot.

Geography

Taller is located in France, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the Landes department, near Dax ^[2] Pilgrims walk through the village because it is part of the "Chemin de Compostelle" (Compostelle Way).

Education

There is a primary school in Taller; however children over 7 years old have to attend another school located in Lesgor. There is also a Music school next to the primary school.

Heritage buildings

There is an old wash house and a 16th-century "Saint Barthélemy" church.

Sport

In Taller there is a football club^[3] a bowling (pétanque) patch, tennis courts, and a has boxing club, a Tai-Chi club and a yoga club.

References

^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Dax.
^ football club,

Sources

[popleg2021-1] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[2] Dax.

[3] tball club,

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