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

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Salers
Commune
The town hall in Salers
Coat of arms
Location of Salers
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Coordinates: 45°08′20″N 2°29′42″E
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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	325
• Density	67/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.

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

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

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[es] Salers (Cantal)

[ru] Салер (коммуна)