Twin Towns
The City of Salford has formal twinning arrangements with four European places. Each was originally twinned with a place within the city prior to its creation in 1974.
- Clermont-Ferrand, France (originally twinned with County Borough of Salford in 1966)
- Saint-Ouen, France (Worsley Urban District, 1961)
- Narbonne, France (Municipal Borough of Eccles, 1957)
- Lünen, Germany (Municipal Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury, 1966)
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