Pers, Cantal

Part of Le Rouget-Pers in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Coordinates: 44°53′17″N 2°14′22″E﻿ / ﻿44.8881°N 2.2394°E﻿ / 44.8881; 2.2394
Country| France
Region| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department| Cantal
Arrondissement| Aurillac
Canton| Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat
Commune| Le Rouget-Pers
Area

| 16.05 km2 (6.20 sq mi)
Population

(2019)[1]

| 272
• Density| 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code|

15290

Elevation| 516–657 m (1,693–2,156 ft)
(avg. 570 m or 1,870 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pers (French pronunciation: [pɛʁs]; Occitan: Pers) is a former commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Le Rouget-Pers.[2]

It is on the edge of the Châtaigneraie and near the Ségala. It is also adjacent to the lake of Saint-Étienne-Cantalès, a large body of water formed by the damming of the river Cère for hydro electric purposes.

The village also has a very good go-cart track, and regularly hosts championship races.

As well as the church and the town hall, there are two bars, and a camping site. Gites may also be rented from the farm. There are no shops.

## Population[edit]

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1962| 293| —
1968| 327| +11.6%
1975| 266| −18.7%
1982| 244| −8.3%
1990| 209| −14.3%
1999| 234| +12.0%
2008| 297| +26.9%

## See also[edit]

* Communes of the Cantal department

## References[edit]

1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 4 December 2015 (in French)

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