Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec
| Saint-Simon-les-Mines | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. |
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 Saint-Simon-les-Mines
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| Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°41′W / 46.217°N 70.683°WCoordinates: 46°13′N 70°41′W / 46.217°N 70.683°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| 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) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 496 |
| • Density | 10.4/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 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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