Salers

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

For other uses, see Salers (disambiguation).

Salers
Commune
The town hall in Salers
Coat of arms
Location of Salers
Salers
Salers
Coordinates: 45°08′20″N 2°29′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentCantal
ArrondissementMauriac
CantonMauriac
IntercommunalityPays de Salers
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Maltcheff
Area
1
4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
329
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
15219 /15140
Elevation830–1,207 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
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%
YearPop.±%
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%
2016329−9.6%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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