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.

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

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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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[5]

Sights

Personalities

International relations

Talence is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Talence, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  5. ↑ "Talence (33)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talence