Taller

Taller is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Taller
Town hall
Location of Taller
Taller
Taller
Coordinates: 43°52′25″N 1°04′18″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementDax
CantonCôte d'Argent
IntercommunalityCôte Landes Nature
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Claire Luciano
Area
1
41.07 km2 (15.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
668
  Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40311 /40260
Elevation57–89 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.

William II Sánchez of Gascony perpetrated a major defeat of the Vikings at Taller in 982 and they vanished as a serious threat thereafter.

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