Salers Explained

Salers
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Salers 15.svg
Arrondissement:Mauriac
Canton:Mauriac
Insee:15219
Postal Code:15140
Mayor:Jean-Louis Faure[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays de Salers
Coordinates:45.1389°N 2.495°W
Elevation M:951
Elevation Min M:830
Elevation Max M:1207
Area Km2:4.85

Salers (in French pronounced as /saˈlɛʁ/,) 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.