Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec

Saint-Simon-les-Mines
Saint-Simon-les-Mines
Municipality
	Rue Principale
	Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
	Saint-Simon-les-Mines Location in southern Quebec.
	Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°41′W / 46.217°N 70.683°W
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	47.43 km2 (18.31 sq mi)
	There is an apparent; contradiction between two; authoritative sources
Population (2021)
• Total	573
• Density	12.1/km2 (31/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	4.4%
• Dwellings	231
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

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 573 as of 2021. 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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