Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec

Saint-Simon-les-Mines
—  Municipality  —
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
Constitution 1950
Government
 • Mayor Martin Busque
 • MPs Maxime Bernier
 • MNAs Robert Dutil
Area
 • Total 44.8 km2 (17.3 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 507
 • Density 11.3/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code G0M 1K0
Area code(s) 418

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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