Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec

Saint-Simon-les-Mines 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 507 as of 2009. 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.

Saint-Simon-les-Mines
Municipality
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Simon-les-Mines
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°41′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedJune 1, 1950
Government
 • MayorMartin Busque
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
 • Total47.30 km2 (18.26 sq mi)
 • Land47.59 km2 (18.37 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total496
 • Density10.4/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 4.9%
 • Dwellings
216
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1K0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes

References
  1. Reference number 57657 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 29125 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2429125) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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