Salon-la-Tour
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Salon-la-Tour | ||
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Salon-la-Tour | ||
Coordinates: 45°30′20″N 1°32′21″E / 45.5056°N 1.5392°ECoordinates: 45°30′20″N 1°32′21″E / 45.5056°N 1.5392°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Corrèze | |
Arrondissement | Tulle | |
Canton | Uzerche | |
Intercommunality | Pays d'Uzerche | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Claude Chauffour | |
Area1 | 43.01 km2 (16.61 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 703 | |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 19250 / 19510 | |
Elevation |
335–492 m (1,099–1,614 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Salon-la-Tour is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
Violette Szabo, a 22-year-old British agent who was parachuted a second time into France, on June 7 1944 (where she was to try to help obstructing the movement of German SS units from the south of France to Normandy), was captured near Salon-la-Tour.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 969 | — |
1968 | 1,018 | +5.1% |
1975 | 926 | −9.0% |
1982 | 798 | −13.8% |
1990 | 729 | −8.6% |
1999 | 722 | −1.0% |
2008 | 703 | −2.6% |
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