Saint-Siméon, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec Explained

Saint-Siméon
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Pushpin Map:Canada Central Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in central Quebec
Coordinates:47.8333°N -122°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:April 25, 2001
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Sylvain Tremblay
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:412.30
Area Land Km2:283.92
Population Total:1300
Population Density Km2:4.6
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 4.4%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:702
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways
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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 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.[3]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[4]

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

Language

Mother tongue:

See also

Notes and References

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