Tartas
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Country | |
| Arrondissement | Dax | |
| Canton | Pays Morcenais Tarusate (main town) | |
| Community association | Pays Tarusate | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 50 ′ N , 0 ° 49 ′ W | |
| height | 10-68 m | |
| surface | 30.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,260 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 107 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 40400 | |
| INSEE code | 40313 | |
Tartas is a French commune with 3260 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Landes department of the Aquitaine region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dax and the canton of Pays Morcenais Tarusate . The ancient name Taro is derived from the Aquitaine people of the Tarusati .
geography
Tartas lies on the border between the Grandes Landes and the Chalosse, two completely opposite landscapes. The Midouze , a tributary to the Adour , represented a natural barrier to this, the pine forests on one side and the hill country on the other. Tartas is also divided into two cantons by the Midouze.
Population development
- 1962: 2 950
- 1968: 2,952
- 1975: 3,078
- 1982: 2,958
- 1990: 2,769
- 1999: 2,844
sons and daughters of the town
- Augustin Darricau (1773–1819), infantry general
- François Dupeyron (1950–2016), director and screenwriter
Web links
Commons : Tartas - collection of images, videos and audio files
