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Salers
Sign in to saveSalers (; ) 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.
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Salers is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Salers, the arrondissement of Mauriac, and the department of Cantal. It serves as the capital of the canton of Salers and is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The town shares borders with Saint-Bonnet-de-Salers and Saint-Paul-de-Salers.
The commune has an area of 4.85 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 1,207 meters. Its population is recorded as 521, comprising 158 males and 171 females. Salers is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France. The postal code for the area is 15140.
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Place details
- Locality
- Salers
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 400
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Salers
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Salers - Hôtel de Ville et maison baillage.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Salers
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Salers 15.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Mauriac
- French commune.canton
- Mauriac
- French commune.INSEE
- 15219
- French commune.postal code
- 15140
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Louis Faure
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays de Salers
- French commune.elevation m
- 951
- French commune.elevation min m
- 830
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1207
- French commune.area km2
- 4.85
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Salers
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Mauriac
- Population
- 310
- Area
- 4.85
- Elevation
- 963
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Salers
- Shares border with
- Saint-Paul-de-Salers
- Official website
- www.salers.fr
- Image
- Salers Beffroi.JPG
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- Commons category
- Salers
- postal code
- 15140
- native label
- Salers
- associated electoral district
- canton of Mauriac
- male population
- 158
- female population
- 171
- P8168
- Hyloxalus
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-71-40-72-33
- fax number
- +33-4-71-40-76-28
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- Population
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- References
Salers (; ) 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.
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Salers” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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