Saint-Simon (Aisne)

Saint -Simon is a commune with 615 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Aisne in the Picardie region; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint- Quentin, is the capital of the canton of Saint- Simon and the seat of the municipal association Canton de Saint -Simon.

Geography

The community. located about 13 kilometers southwest of Saint -Quentin, is crossed by the Canal de Saint -Quentin, branching from the here and the Canal de la Somme.

Demographics

Attractions

  • Church of the Nativity La -de- la -Sainte- Vierge

Personalities

  • Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint -Simon (1675-1755)
  • Maximilien -Henri de Saint -Simon (1720-1799), writer
  • Claude Henri de Saint- Simon de Rouvroy (1760-1825), journalist, early socialist
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