Saint-Simon-les-Mines
Saint-Simon-les-Mines | |
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Rue Principale | |
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°41′W / 46.217°N 70.683°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | June 1, 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Busque |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.30 km2 (18.26 sq mi) |
| • Land | 47.43 km2 (18.31 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 573 |
| • Density | 12.1/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 4.4% |
| • Dwellings | 231 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Saint-Simon-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ simɔ̃ le min]) is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 573 as of 2021. It is named after Simon the Zealot, one of Jesus' apostles, while "les Mines" refers to a small gold mine that was discovered and exploited in the mid-nineteenth century.