Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec

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 / 46.217°N 70.683°WCoordinates: 46°13′N 70°41′W / 46.217°N 70.683°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Beauce-Sartigan
Constituted	June 1, 1950
Government[2]
• Mayor	Martin Busque
• Federal riding	Beauce
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Sud
Area[2][3]
• Total	47.30 km^2 (18.26 sq mi)
• Land	47.59 km^2 (18.37 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	496
• Density	10.4/km^2 (27/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.9%
• Dwellings	216
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0M 1K0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes

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.

References

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

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire