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°W / 46.217; -70.683Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°41′W / 46.217°N 70.683°W / 46.217; -70.683[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 km2 (18.26 sq mi)
 • Land 47.59 km2 (18.37 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 496
 • Density 10.4/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.9%
 • Dwellings 216
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
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 (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 29125 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2429125) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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