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Lac-Simon
Quebecvillage
Total population
1,380
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Quebec, Canada, Lac-Simon is a small village. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 1,380. Its coordinates of 48.058°, -77.354° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,215 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 48% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves86
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves82
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves54
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves52
- Sandhill craneGrus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves49
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves46
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves42
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves39
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2020-10-3034 km WSW of Amos, Canada
- M 2.9 — 2020-07-2533 km NW of Malartic, Canada
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Quebec
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Lac-Simon, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org