Les Ternes

Les Ternes
Commune
The Chateau des Ternes after restoration
Coat of arms
Location of Les Ternes
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Coordinates: 44°59′57″N 3°00′52″E / 44.9992°N 3.0144°E / 44.9992; 3.0144
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Saint-Flour-2
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvie Portal[1]
Area ^1	19.13 km^2 (7.39 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	567
• Density	29.6/km^2 (76.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	15235 /15100
Elevation	896–1,061 m (2,940–3,481 ft) (avg. 949 m or 3,114 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Ternes (French pronunciation: [le tɛʁn]; Occitan: Las Tèrnas) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	409	—
1968	459	+12.2%
1975	428	−6.8%
1982	425	−0.7%
1990	450	+5.9%
1999	455	+1.1%
2008	546	+20.0%

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.