Saint-Siméon is a municipality in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1869, it was named after Saint Simeon of Jerusalem.
Saint-Siméon | |
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 Saint-Siméon seen from the hills | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within Charlevoix-Est RCM | |
  Saint-Siméon Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°50′N 69°53′W / 47.833°N 69.883°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Charlevoix-Est |
| Constituted | April 25, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylvain Tremblay |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
| • Total | 412.30 km2 (159.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 281.14 km2 (108.55 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,139 |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  7.2% |
| • Dwellings | 713 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138  R-170 |
| Website | www |
Its population centres include Saint-Siméon, Baie-des-Rochers, Port-au-Persil, and Port-aux-Quilles, all located along Route 138.
History
editThe municipality was formed as a parish municipality in 1869 when it was separated from Saint-Fidèle-de-Mont-Murray (now part of La Malbaie). Its post office opened in 1882. In 1911, the main village was separated from the parish municipality and incorporated as the Village Municipality of Saint-Siméon. In 2001, the two municipal entities were rejoined as the new Municipality of Saint-Siméon.[1]
Demographics
editPopulation
editPopulation trend:[4]
- Population in 2021: 1139 (2016 to 2021 population change: -7.2%)
- Population in 2016: 1227
- Population in 2011: 1300
- Population in 2006: 1360
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 518 (total dwellings: 713)
Language
editMother tongue:
- English as first language: 2.3%
- French as first language: 96.8%
- English and French as first language: 0.5%
- Other as first language: 0.5%
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Chapel of Port-au-Persil on the Saint Lawrence River. It was built in 1893 by Scottish immigrant Neil McLaren who also founded the village of Port-au-Pesil that today counts about a 100 people. -
Sunrise in January in St-Siméon.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Saint-Siméon (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Siméon
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Siméon
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2011 census
External links
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Media related to Saint-Siméon, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons