Salers
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Salers (French pronunciation: [saˈlɛʁ]; Occitan: Salèrn) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Salers
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 The town hall in Salers | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Salers | |
  Salers  Salers | |
| Coordinates: 45°08′20″N 2°29′42″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Mauriac |
| Canton | Mauriac |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Salers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Faure[1] |
Area 1 | 4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 310 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/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. | |
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. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 521 | — |
| 1975 | 480 | −1.16% |
| 1982 | 451 | −0.89% |
| 1990 | 439 | −0.34% |
| 1999 | 401 | −1.00% |
| 2009 | 361 | −1.05% |
| 2014 | 341 | −1.13% |
| 2020 | 321 | −1.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
