Salon-la-Tour

Salon-la-Tour is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Salon-la-Tour
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Salon-la-Tour
Salon-la-Tour
Salon-la-Tour
Coordinates: 45°30′20″N 1°32′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementTulle
CantonUzerche
IntercommunalityPays d'Uzerche
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Claude Chauffour
Area
1
43.01 km2 (16.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
658
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19250 /19510
Elevation335–492 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.

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
YearPop.±%
1962969—    
19681,018+5.1%
1975926−9.0%
1982798−13.8%
1990729−8.6%
1999722−1.0%
2008703−2.6%
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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