Taller

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Taller
Commune
Town hall
Location of Taller
(2020–2026)		Claire Luciano^[1]
Area ¹	41.07 km² (15.86 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	668
• Density	16/km² (42/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.

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

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.	±% p.a.
1968	396	—
1975	404	+0.29%
1982	389	−0.54%
1990	396	+0.22%
1999	418	+0.60%
2009	402	−0.39%
2014	606	+8.55%
2020	655	+1.30%
Source: INSEE^[4]

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 ^[5] 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^[6] a bowling (pétanque) patch, tennis courts, and a has boxing club, a tai chi club and a yoga club.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taller (Landes).

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Dax.
^ football club,