Saint-Siméon, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

Saint-Siméon
Municipality
Location within Charlevoix-Est RCM.
Saint-Siméon Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°50′N 69°53′W / 47.833°N 69.883°WCoordinates: 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[2]
• Mayor	Sylvain Tremblay
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area[2][3]
• Total	412.30 km^2 (159.19 sq mi)
• Land	283.92 km^2 (109.62 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,300
• Density	4.6/km^2 (12/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.4%
• Dwellings	702
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0T 1X0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 138 Route 170
Website	www.saintsimeon.ca

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.

Its population centres include Saint-Siméon, Baie-des-Rochers, Port-au-Persil, and Port-aux-Quilles, all located along Route 138.

History

The municipality was first formed as a parish municipality in 1869 when it separated from Saint-Fidèle-de-Mont-Murray (now part of La Malbaie). Its post office opened in 1882. In 1911, the main village itself separated from the parish municipality and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Saint-Siméon. In 2001, both municipal entities were rejoined as the new Municipality of Saint-Siméon.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 1300 (2006 to 2011 population change: -4.4 %)
• Population in 2006: 1360
• Population total in 2001: 1452
  • Saint-Siméon (parish): 468
  • Saint-Siméon (village): 984
• Population in 1996:
  • Saint-Siméon (parish): 477
  • Saint-Siméon (village): 1012
• Population in 1991:
  • Saint-Siméon (parish): 519
  • Saint-Siméon (village): 1020

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 551 (total dwellings: 702)

Language

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

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.

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Saint-Siméon (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Siméon
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Siméon
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census