Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec

Saint-Simon-les-Mines
Rue Principale
Rue Principale
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Simon-les-Mines is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Simon-les-Mines
Saint-Simon-les-Mines
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°41′W / 46.217°N 70.683°W / 46.217; -70.683[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)
 • Land47.43 km2 (18.31 sq mi)
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Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total573
 • Density12.1/km2 (31/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 4.4%
 • Dwellings
231
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.sslm.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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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