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 The church in Talence | |
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| Coordinates: 44°48′00″N0°35′02″W / 44.8°N 0.584°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. | |
Talence (French pronunciation: [talɑ̃s] , locally [taˈlãⁿsə] ; Occitan : Talança, [taˈlansɔ] ; Catalan : Talença [tǝˈlensǝ] ) is a commune in the department of Gironde, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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- Population
- Geography
- Climate
- Sights
- Personalities
- International relations
- See also
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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.
