Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada
46°13′N 70°41′W / 46.217°N 70.683°W / 46.217; -70.683[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMBeauce-SartiganConstitutedJune 1, 1950Government • MayorMartin Busque • Federal ridingBeauce • Prov. ridingBeauce-SudArea • Total47.30 km2 (18.26 sq mi) • Land47.43 km2 (18.31 sq mi) There is an apparent
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authoritative sourcesPopulation
 (2021)[3]
 • Total573 • Density12.1/km2 (31/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 4.4% • Dwellings
231Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code(s)418 and 581HighwaysNo major routesWebsitewww.sslm.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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.

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57657". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29125". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Municipalité". 29 March 2023.
  • Commission de toponymie du Québec
  • Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire


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