Talence

Talence
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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
Area
1
8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population
(Jan. 2020)
44,359
 • Density5,300/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, [taˈlanso]; Catalan: Talença, [tǝˈlensǝ]) is a commune in the Gironde department, administrative region of Nouvelle-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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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

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