Saint-Simeux
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | cognac | |
| Canton | Charente-Champagne | |
| Community association | Grand Cognac | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 38 ′ N , 0 ° 2 ′ W | |
| height | 16-99 m | |
| surface | 9.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 594 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 63 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16120 | |
| INSEE code | 16351 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-simeux.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Simeux |
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Saint-Simeux is a western French community with 594 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Cognac and the canton of Charente-Champagne (until 2015 Châteauneuf-sur-Charente ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Simeusiens .
location
Saint-Simeux is located about 18 kilometers west-southwest of Angoulême on the Charente , which borders the municipality in the east. Saint-Simeux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Moulidars in the north, Champmillon in the east, Mosnac in the east and south-east, Châteauneuf-sur-Charente in the south, Angeac-Charente in the west and Vibrac in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 411 | 374 | 345 | 366 | 456 | 452 | 493 | 594 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Siméon church from the 12th century, rebuilt 1867–1868
- House Tourteron with gate (1592) and portal (1636)
