Salles-la-Source
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Aveyron | |
Arrondissement | Rodez | |
Canton | Vallon | |
Community association | Conques-Marcillac | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 26 ' N , 2 ° 31' E | |
height | 290-613 m | |
surface | 78.03 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,220 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 12330 | |
INSEE code | 12254 |
Salles-la-Source is a French commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region with 2220 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The eponymous spring pours in the middle of the community in a 20 meter high waterfall.
Salles-la-Source is located in the Marcillac wine-growing region , part of the Sud-Ouest wine-growing region . The village with 66 burial mounds or dolmens such as the Dolmen Pérignagols in the municipal area is one of the municipalities richest in prehistoric monuments in France.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
Residents | 1300 | 1148 | 1187 | 1294 | 1594 | 1800 | 2075 | 2200 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Web links
Commons : Salles-la-Source - album with pictures, videos and audio files