Saint-Simon, New Brunswick

Saint-Simon
Settlement
Entrance to Saint-Simon
Location of Saint-Simon in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47.7773°N 64.8892°W / 47.7773; -64.8892
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Gloucester
Population  (2011)
• Total	724
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)

Saint-Simon is a settlement in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located in the Acadian Peninsula.

Saint-Simon is primarily a francophone community.

The former local service district of St. Simon included Saint-Simon and several nearby communities.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Gloucester County, New Brunswick

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Simon had a population of 648 living in 307 of its 333 total private dwellings, a change of -7.4% from its 2016 population of 700. With a land area of 18.11 km² (6.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 35.8/km² (92.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Education

Since the closure of the École Lorette-Doiron, French-speaking students benefit from schools in Caraquet. The town of Shippagan is home to the CCNB-Péninsule acadienne campus of the Université de Moncton.

English-speaking people have a school in Brantville which welcomes students from kindergarten to eighth grade. They must then continue their studies in Miramichi. The closest English higher education institutions are in Fredericton, the provincial capital, or Miramichi.

There is a public library in Caraquet. However, the Bookmobile North makes a stop in the village.^[2][3]

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
2. New Brunswick Public Library Service. "Bookmobile schedule by stop". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
3. "Education and Early Childhood Development". 4 August 2011.

47.777°N 64.889°W / 47.777; -64.889