Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec

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Saint-Simon-les-Mines
Municipality
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; -70.683Coordinates: 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
[2]
 • MayorMartin Busque
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total47.30 km2 (18.26 sq mi)
 • Land47.59 km2 (18.37 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total496
 • Density10.4/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 4.9%
 • Dwellings
216
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1K0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo 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. ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 29125 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2429125) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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