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Talmas

Coordinates: 50°01′50″N 2°19′38″E / 50.0306°N 2.3272°E / 50.0306; 2.3272
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Talmas
The town hall in Talmas
The town hall in Talmas
Location of Talmas
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Talmas is located in France
Talmas
Talmas
Talmas is located in Hauts-de-France
Talmas
Talmas
Coordinates: 50°01′50″N 2°19′38″E / 50.0306°N 2.3272°E / 50.0306; 2.3272
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonCorbie
IntercommunalityCC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Blocklet[1]
Area
1
19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,079
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80746 /80260
Elevation87–154 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.

Talmas (French pronunciation: [talma]; Picard: Talmar) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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Talmas is situated 11 miles (18 km) north of Amiens, on the N25 and D60 crossroads

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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Known 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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