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Taller is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[3]

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Taller
Commune
Town hall
Location of Taller
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Coordinates: 43°52′25″N 1°04′18″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Côte d'Argent
Intercommunality	Côte Landes Nature
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claire Luciano[1]
Area 1	41.07 km2 (15.86 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	628
• Density	15/km2 (40/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.

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 [4] 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[5] a bowling (pétanque) patch, tennis courts, and a has boxing club, a Tai-Chi club and a yoga club.

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

External links

• Taller, notre village

На других языках

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- [en] Taller

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[es] Taller (Landas)

Taller (en occitano Talèr) es una comuna francesa y población situada en la región de Aquitania, departamento de Landas, en el distrito de Dax y cantón de Castets, a 15 km de la localidad de Dax.

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