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 549 as of 2016. 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
Municipality
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Simon-les-Mines Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°41′W[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	47.45 km2 (18.32 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	549
• Density	11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	10.7%
• Dwellings	237
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
Website	www.sslm.ca

References

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire

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