Tallard

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 44°27′45″N 6°03′19″E / 44.4625, 6.05527777778

Commune of Tallard
Location
Tallard (France)
Tallard
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Gap
Canton Tallard
Intercommunality Tallard–Barcillonnette
Mayor Jean-Michel Arnaud
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 570 m–1 121 m
(avg. 604 m)
Land area¹ 15,02 km²
Population²
(2004)		 1 746
 - Density 116/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 05170/ 05130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Tallard is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France, close to Gap.

Contents

[edit] Location

Tallard is 20 km to the south of Gap and on the road from Gap to Marseille. The motorway A51 ends just to the south of the village at La Saulce. The village is 21 km away from La Bâtie-Vieille and is also home to the Gap-Tallard aerodrome.

[edit] Mayor

From 2001 to 2008 - Jean-Michel Arnaud. Arnaud is a member of the UDF party, Chair of the Association of Hautes-Alpes Mayors, a member of the National Office of the Association of French Mayors, a member of the national office of UDF and farmer. He was a Tallard councillor from 1998 with responsibility for roads and the airport.

[edit] Inhabitants

Inhabitants are called Tallardiens. Historical population of the town:

  • 1962 - 935
  • 1968 - 1 063
  • 1975 - 1 092
  • 1982 - 1 155
  • 1990 - 1 187
  • 1999 - 1 298

[edit] The Tour de France

In 2007, Tallard was the start for the 229.5 km stage 10 of the Tour de France to Marseille.

[edit] External links

 This Hautes-Alpes geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.