Saint-Simon (Aisne)
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Aisne | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin | |
Canton | Ribemont | |
Community association | Saint-Quentinois | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 45 ' N , 3 ° 11' E | |
height | 62-89 m | |
surface | 6.34 km 2 | |
Residents | 635 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 100 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 02640 | |
INSEE code | 02694 |
Saint-Simon is a French commune of 635 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Aisne department in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin and the canton of Ribemont . It belongs to the municipality of Saint-Quentinois .
geography
The municipality, about thirteen kilometers southwest of Saint-Quentin , is crossed by the Canal de Saint-Quentin , from which the Canal de la Somme branches off here.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
Residents | 606 | 564 | 530 | 600 | 687 | 651 | 626 | 633 |
Attractions
- La Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge church
Personalities
- Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675–1755)
- Maximilien-Henri de Saint-Simon (1720–1799), writer
- Claude Henri de Rouvroy de Saint-Simon (1760–1825), journalist, early socialist
Web links
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