Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec explained

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.

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