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Salers | |
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 The town hall in Salers | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Salers  | |
  Salers  Salers | |
| Coordinates:45°08′20″N2°29′42″E / 45.1389°N 2.495°E /45.1389; 2.495 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 312 |
| • 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. | |
Salers (French pronunciation:[saˈlɛʁ],Occitan:Salèrn) is acommune in theCantaldepartment in south-centralFrance. It is a member ofLes Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
It is famous for theAppellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) cheesesCantal andSalers. It is also famous for theSalers breed of cattle that originated in this commune.
It was pillaged byRodrigo de Villandrando in the late 1430s, during the final phase of theHundred Years' War.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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] | ||
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