Saint-Siméon, Capitale-Nationale
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Siméon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ simeɔ̃]) 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[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Charlevoix-Est |
| Constituted | April 25, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylvain Tremblay |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
• Total | 414.04 km2 (159.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 281.14 km2 (108.55 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,139 |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  7.2% |
| • Dwellings | 713 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 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, most located along Route 138.
History
The 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2001 | 1,452 | — |
| 2006 | 1,360 | −6.3% |
| 2011 | 1,300 | −4.4% |
| 2016 | 1,227 | −5.6% |
| 2021 | 1,139 | −7.2% |
| Source: Statistics Canada[3] | ||
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 518 (total dwellings: 713)[3]
Historical census populations – Saint-Siméon Parish (1869–2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Historical census populations – Saint-Siméon Village (1911–2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- 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%
Local government
List of former mayors since formation of current municipality:
- Pierre Asselin (2001–2009)
- Sylvain Tremblay (2009–present)
