Salers
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 The town hall in Salers | |
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| Coordinates: 45°08′20″N 2°29′42″E / 45.1389°N 2.495°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Mauriac |
| Canton | Salers |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Salers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Maltcheff |
| Area 1 | 4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 364 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,134 | — |
| 1806 | 1,497 | +32.0% |
| 1820 | 1,183 | −21.0% |
| 1831 | 1,286 | +8.7% |
| 1841 | 1,243 | −3.3% |
| 1851 | 1,026 | −17.5% |
| 1861 | 985 | −4.0% |
| 1872 | 1,033 | +4.9% |
| 1876 | 1,026 | −0.7% |
| 1881 | 1,049 | +2.2% |
| 1886 | 1,019 | −2.9% |
| 1891 | 1,015 | −0.4% |
| 1896 | 907 | −10.6% |
| 1901 | 887 | −2.2% |
| 1906 | 760 | −14.3% |
| 1911 | 743 | −2.2% |
| 1921 | 603 | −18.8% |
| 1926 | 620 | +2.8% |
| 1931 | 630 | +1.6% |
| 1936 | 608 | −3.5% |
| 1946 | 558 | −8.2% |
| 1954 | 561 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 533 | −5.0% |
| 1968 | 521 | −2.3% |
| 1975 | 480 | −7.9% |
| 1982 | 451 | −6.0% |
| 1990 | 439 | −2.7% |
| 1999 | 401 | −8.7% |
| 2008 | 364 | −9.2% |
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