Salers

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

It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

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.