Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec
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.
Saint-Simon-les-Mines | |
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Municipality | |
 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
  Saint-Simon-les-Mines Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°41′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | June 1, 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Busque |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.30 km2 (18.26 sq mi) |
| • Land | 47.59 km2 (18.37 sq mi) |
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| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 496 |
| • Density | 10.4/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  |
| • 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 |
References
- Reference number 57657 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 29125 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2429125) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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