Talmas (French pronunciation: [talma]; Picard: Talmar) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Talmas | |
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 The town hall in Talmas | |
Location of Talmas  | |
  Talmas  Talmas | |
| Coordinates: 50°01′50″N 2°19′38″E / 50.0306°N 2.3272°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Corbie |
| Intercommunality | CC Territoire Nord Picardie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Blocklet[1] |
Area 1 | 19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,079 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80746 /80260 |
| Elevation | 87–154 m (285–505 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editTalmas is situated 11 miles (18 km) north of Amiens, on the N25 and D60 crossroads
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 448 | — |
| 1975 | 554 | +3.08% |
| 1982 | 787 | +5.14% |
| 1990 | 1,027 | +3.38% |
| 1999 | 1,053 | +0.28% |
| 2007 | 1,086 | +0.39% |
| 2012 | 1,078 | −0.15% |
| 2017 | 1,067 | −0.20% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
editKnown for the « muches », a vast network of natural and man-made galleries in the limestone, where the local population hid and lived during the Spanish occupation in the 16th century.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Talmas.
- Official website of the commune (in French)
- The Muches (in French)