Saint-Siméon, Capitale-Nationale

For the town in Gaspésie, see Saint-Siméon, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

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
Municipality
Saint-Siméon seen from the hills
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 [2]
• Mayor	Sylvain Tremblay
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area [2][3]
• Total	414.04 km2 (159.86 sq mi)
• Land	281.14 km2 (108.55 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• 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)	G0T 1X0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-138 R-170
Website	www.saintsimeon.ca

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

History

Chapel of Port-au-Persil on the St. 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.

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

Historical census populations – Saint-Siméon

Year	Pop.	±%
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)

Year Pop. ±% 1921 667 —     1931 643 −3.6% 1941 728 +13.2% 1951 704 −3.3% 1956 697 −1.0% 1961 663 −4.9% 1966 730 +10.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 644 −11.8% 1976 622 −3.4% 1981 608 −2.3% 1986 610 +0.3% 1991 519 −14.9% 1996 477 −8.1%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[4]

Historical census populations – Saint-Siméon Village (1911–2001)

Year Pop. ±% 1921 665 —     1931 875 +31.6% 1941 858 −1.9% 1951 1,103 +28.6% 1956 1,114 +1.0% 1961 1,197 +7.5% 1966 1,145 −4.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 1,186 +3.6% 1976 1,163 −1.9% 1981 1,152 −0.9% 1986 1,074 −6.8% 1991 1,020 −5.0% 1996 1,012 −0.8%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[4]

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)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec