Saint-Simon-les-Mines | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec. |
Coordinates: | 46.2167°N -111°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Chaudière-Appalaches |
Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
Subdivision Name3: | Beauce-Sartigan |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | June 1, 1950 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Martin Busque |
Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
Leader Name1: | Beauce |
Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
Leader Name2: | Beauce-Sud |
Area Total Km2: | 47.30 |
Area Land Km2: | 47.43 |
Area Note: | There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
Population Total: | 573 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | 12.1 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
Population Blank1: | 4.4% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 231 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | G0M 1K0 |
Area Code: | 418 and 581 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | 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 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.