Salers
For other uses, see Salers (disambiguation).
| Salers | ||
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The town hall in Salers | ||
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  Salers | ||
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Location within Auvergne region  Salers | ||
| Coordinates: 45°08′20″N 2°29′42″E / 45.1389°N 2.495°ECoordinates: 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 | |
| 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) | |
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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 | ||
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| 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% |
See also
References
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