Talmas

Talmas
Commune
The town hall in Talmas
Location of Talmas
Talmas Show map of France Talmas Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°01′50″N 2°19′38″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Corbie
Intercommunality	CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Blocklet[1]
Area ^1	19.2 km^2 (7.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,079
• Density	56/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (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

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

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

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

External links

• Official website of the commune (in French)
• The Muches (in French)