Saint-Siméon, Capitale-Nationale

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.

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

In 1911, the main village was separated from the parish municipality and incorporated as the Village Municipality of Saint-Siméon.

[1] Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 518 (total dwellings: 713)[3] Mother tongue (2021):[3] List of former mayors since formation of current municipality:

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.