Talmas

Tailly
Tailly
Location within Picardy region  Tailly
Coordinates: 50°01′50″N 2°19′38″E / 50.0306°N 2.3272°ECoordinates: 50°01′50″N 2°19′38″E / 50.0306°N 2.3272°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Villers-Bocage
Intercommunality	Le Bocage et l'Hallue
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Patrick Blocklet
Area^1	19.2 km^2 (7.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,104
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Talmas is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

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

Population

Historical population of Talmas

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	448	554	787	1027	123	1053	1104
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

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

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of the commune (French)
• The Muches (French)
• Talmas on the Quid website (French)