Salers

For other uses, see Salers (disambiguation).
Salers

The town hall in Salers

Coat of arms
Salers

Coordinates: 45°08′20″N 2°29′42″E / 45.1389°N 2.495°E / 45.1389; 2.495Coordinates: 45°08′20″N 2°29′42″E / 45.1389°N 2.495°E / 45.1389; 2.495
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Mauriac
Canton Salers
Intercommunality Pays de Salers
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean Maltcheff
Area1 4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 364
  Density 75/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 15219 / 15140
Elevation 830–1,207 m (2,723–3,960 ft)
(avg. 951 m or 3,120 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Salers (French pronunciation: [saˈlɛʁ], Occitan: Salèrn) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

It is famous for the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) cheeses Cantal and Salers. It is also famous for the Salers breed of cattle that originated in this commune.

It was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando in the late 1430s, during the final phase of the Hundred Years' War.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,134    
18061,497+32.0%
18201,183−21.0%
18311,286+8.7%
18411,243−3.3%
18511,026−17.5%
1861985−4.0%
18721,033+4.9%
18761,026−0.7%
18811,049+2.2%
18861,019−2.9%
18911,015−0.4%
1896907−10.6%
1901887−2.2%
1906760−14.3%
1911743−2.2%
1921603−18.8%
1926620+2.8%
1931630+1.6%
1936608−3.5%
1946558−8.2%
1954561+0.5%
1962533−5.0%
1968521−2.3%
1975480−7.9%
1982451−6.0%
1990439−2.7%
1999401−8.7%
2008364−9.2%

See also

References

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