Salles-la-Source

Salles-la-Source
Salas Comtals (Occitan)
A view of the town from the west with the Cascade de Salles-la-Source
A view of the town from the west with the Cascade de Salles-la-Source
Location of Salles-la-Source
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Salles-la-Source is located in France
Salles-la-Source
Salles-la-Source
Salles-la-Source is located in Occitanie
Salles-la-Source
Salles-la-Source
Coordinates: 44°26′10″N 2°30′51″E / 44.4361°N 2.5142°E / 44.4361; 2.5142
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementRodez
CantonVallon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Louis Alibert[1]
Area
1
78.03 km2 (30.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,302
 • Density30/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12254 /12330
Elevation290–613 m (951–2,011 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Salles-la-Source (French pronunciation: [sal la suʁs]), historically Salles-Comtaux (until the French Revolution; Occitan: Salas Comtals or Las Salas del Comtal), is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region in Southern France.

Rodez–Aveyron Airport is largely located in Salles-la-Source.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,141—    
1975 1,187+0.57%
1982 1,294+1.24%
1990 1,594+2.64%
1999 1,800+1.36%
2009 2,075+1.43%
2014 2,204+1.21%
2020 2,286+0.61%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE