Saint-Siméon () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality Charlevoix-Est () is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Clermont. Subdivisions There are 9 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (2) * Clermont * La Malbaie ;Municipalities ...

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, Canada. Founded in 1869, it was named after Saint

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. 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 La Malbaie () is a municipality in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality in the Province of Quebec, Canada, situated on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Malbaie River. It was formerly known as Murray Bay ...

). 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.

Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 518 (total dwellings: 713)

Language

Mother tongue (2021): * 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)

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