Tallard (; oc, Talard) is a

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in the

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department in the

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in southeastern France.

Location

Tallard is to the south of Gap, close to the road from Gap to

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

. The

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A51 ends just to the south, near the village of La Saulce. The village is away from

La Bâtie-Vieille La Bâtie-Vieille (; oc, La Bastia Vielha) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Location The village is away from La Bâtie-Neuve, 8 km from Gap, from Chorges and from Tallard. Population See also * ...

and is also home to the Internationally renowned Gap-Tallard Aerodrome, home of CERPS Skydiving Club and French military parachute training.

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Jean-Michel Arnaud ( UDF) was mayor of Tallard from 2001 to 2020. Daniel Borel was elected mayor in November 2020.

Population

Inhabitants are called ''Tallardiens''.

Tour de France

In 2007, Tallard was the start for the stage 10 of the

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