Saint-Simon, Cantal

Saint-Simon

Saint-Simon is located in France
Saint-Simon
Administration
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Aurillac
Canton Aurillac 4
Intercommunality Bassin d'Aurillac
Mayor Daniel Fabre
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 655–1,031 m (2,149–3,383 ft)
(avg. 670 m or 2,200 ft)
Land area1 27.27 km² (10.53 sq mi)
Population2 1,086  (2008)
 - Density 40 /km2 (100 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 15215/ 15130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 44°57′50″N 2°29′27″E / 44.9639°N 2.4908°E / 44.9639; 2.4908

Saint-Simon is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

The medieval town of Belliac, located near the present-day Saint-Simon, was the birthplace (in 946) of the prolific scholar Gerbert d'Aurillac, who became Pope Sylvester II, the first of the French popes.

Population

Historical population of Saint-Simon, Cantal
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 842 842 1007 959 989 1018 1086

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