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Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec

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
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
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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contradiction between two
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Population (2011)
 • Total 496
 • Density 10.4/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.9%
 • Dwellings 216
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
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.




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