Salernes

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Salernes

(2020–2026) Cédric Dubois^[1]Area

39.3 km² (15.2 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,784 • Density96/km² (250/sq mi)DemonymSalernoisTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

83121 /83690

Elevation184–481 m (604–1,578 ft)
(avg. 221 m or 725 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Salernes (French pronunciation: [salɛʁn]; Occitan: Salèrna) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,362	—
1975	2,469	+0.63%
1982	2,882	+2.23%
1990	3,012	+0.55%
1999	3,269	+0.91%
2007	3,629	+1.31%
2012	3,764	+0.73%
2017	3,840	+0.40%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Notable people

Paul Cotte (1825-1907), politician
Jacques de Bourbon Busset (1912-2001), novelist, essayist and diplomat
Serge Santucci (born 1944), sculptor

References

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