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/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.

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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

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International relations

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

Talence is twinned with:

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