Talence
Talence 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.
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.Sights
Personalities
- Romain Brégerie, footballer
- Mireille Bousquet-Mélou, mathematician
- José Bové, radical activist
- Jérôme Cahuzac, politician
- Jules Carvallo, engineer
- Gérald Cid, footballer
- Émile Durkheim, sociologist, lived from 1887 to 1897 in Talence
- Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
- Florian Marange, professional footballer. He plays for the left side defender at SC Bastia
- Thierry Meyssan, writer
- Ed Tourriol, cartoonist