Saint-Simon
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 of the prolific scholar Gerbert d'Aurillac, who became Pope Sylvester II, the first of the French popes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Château de Lalaubie and Château d’Oyez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aurillac and Giou-de-Mamou.
Aurillac
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aurillac is the prefecture of the Cantal department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
Giou-de-Mamou
Village
Photo: NdFrayssinet, CC BY 3.0.
Giou-de-Mamou is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Giou-de-Mamou is situated 4 km southeast of Saint-Simon.
Saint-Simon
- Type: Locality with 1,150 residents
- Also known as: “15215”
- Location: Arrondissement of Aurillac, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.9631° or 44° 57′ 47″ northLongitude
2.49° or 2° 29′ 24″ eastPopulation
1,150Elevation
678 metres (2,224 feet)Open location code
8FP4XF7R+62GeoNames ID
6427654
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Saint-Simon” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sant Simon”
- Chinese: “圣西蒙”
- Kazakh: “Сен-Симон”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Sant Simon”
- Russian: “Сен-Симон”
- Ukrainian: “Сен-Сімон”
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