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Les Salles (French pronunciation: [le sal]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Les Salles
Commune
Location of Les Salles
Les Salles
Les Salles
Coordinates: 45°50′55″N 3°47′40″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonBoën-sur-Lignon
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Hervé Peurière
Area
1
25.22 km2 (9.74 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
556
  Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42295 /42440
Elevation636–963 m (2,087–3,159 ft)
(avg. 690 m or 2,260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography


Les Salles is a part of the Forez region and is located to the extreme west of the Loire department. The territory represents an area of 2521 ha.

The territory is composed of:


Hydrography


The main rivers are the Royon stream, the stream of La Goutte and the stream of Bareille which will combine to form further down the stream of Les Salles.

The village is dotted with many lakes: La Goutte, Royon, La Plagnette, Goutoule, Guirande, St. Claude, Relange, Rullion, Traversieres ... Note also the presence of peatlands, the most extensive is located at Souillat.


Geology


The basement is largely granitic (type monzogranite) with a limestone area on the side of Fialins and Fours à Chaux (calcareous tufa element)


Sights



History


The earliest citation of the name of the town dates from about the year 1000 in the cartulary of Savigny: Ecclesia de Sales. Found in another edition of this book even a citation in 1225: Ecclesia de Salis and 1361: Sancti Petri di Salis. Until the Revolution the town was called St Pierre des Salles.


Origin of name


The experts are somewhat divided on the origin of the name

- To Dauzat name comes from the Germanic word "Saal" room - Similarly for Louis Pierre Augereau, the name comes from the word "room" in which former French designated the seat of a lordship, a mansion or a fortified house. This word derives from late Latin "sala" after borrowing from Frankish "sal" which resulted in German, "Saal" bedroom castle. - To Vachet it derive from the Latin "olla" pots, jars, even "Aula": courtyard home - Others see a merger with St. Francois de Sales. - Some derive the name from the Latin "Saltus" wooded place - Another theory derives the name "Willow" and especially his translation of Germanic "Salt" - Charles Jacquet, local historian, makes about him, the Assuming an origin linked to the Latin word "sala" which in his time meant hotellerie, tavern. It refers to a bridge located along the Roman road Lyon - Bordeaux happening in the town and that was somehow behind the village. Still, to date, no explanation is unanimous.

Les Bataillouses: In November 1567, a group of Protestants, led by Poncenat is defeated by the Catholics of the Marquis de La Chabre . This battle cost the lives of some 300 soldiers. (ref: Les guerres religieuses en Auvergne - Andre IMBERDIS)


Administration


Previous mayors:

Current mayor: Jean-Hervé Peurière

the gate of the village
the gate of the village

Population


Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793900    
1806848−5.8%
18211,002+18.2%
18311,048+4.6%
1841968−7.6%
18511,021+5.5%
1861992−2.8%
18721,063+7.2%
1881981−7.7%
18911,006+2.5%
19011,024+1.8%
1911850−17.0%
1921804−5.4%
1931664−17.4%
1946691+4.1%
1954572−17.2%
1962527−7.9%
1968505−4.2%
1975412−18.4%
1982518+25.7%
1990441−14.9%
1999424−3.9%
2008477+12.5%
2017541+13.4%

Personaltities



Sports clubs


Football : ASCLS (Association Sportive Chausseterre Les Salles) created in 1973. Colors Yellow and Blue.


See also



References


  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.



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