Tallard or Tallart, Camille, marquis de la Baume-d'Hostun, baron d'Arlanc, comte de, 1652-1728, French diplomat, marshal of France. He negotiated the partition treaties of 1698 and 1700 that preceded the War of the Spanish Succession (see Spanish Succession, War of the). Although victorious at Speyer (1703), he was defeated and taken prisoner at Blenheim (1704). He served as minister of state in 1726.

Tallard is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France, close to Gap.

Location

Tallard is 20 km to the south of Gap and on the road from Gap to Marseille. The motorway A51 ends just to the south of the village at La Saulce. The village is 21 km away from La Bâtie-Vieille and is also home to the Gap-Tallard aerodrome.

Mayor

From 2001 to 2008 - Jean-Michel Arnaud. Arnaud is a member of the UDF party, Chair of the Association of Hautes-Alpes Mayors, a member of the National Office of the Association of French Mayors, a member of the national office of UDF and farmer. He was a Tallard councillor from 1998 with responsibility for roads and the airport.

Inhabitants

Inhabitants are called Tallardiens. Historical population of the town:

• 1962 - 935
• 1968 - 1 063
• 1975 - 1 092
• 1982 - 1 155
• 1990 - 1 187
• 1999 - 1 298

The Tour de France

In 2007, Tallard was the start for the 229.5 km stage 10 of the Tour de France to Marseille.

External links

• Tallard on the French National Geographic website
• Tallard on the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies website
• Tallard on Quid website
• Location of Tallard on a map of France
• Map of Tallard on Mapquest
• Tallard dans le Tour de France