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.
History Saint-Simon-les-Mines was created in 1950 when sections of neighboring municipalities, Saint-Benjamin, Notre-Dame-de-la-Providence, Saint-François and Saint-Georges-Est, were merged to create a new municipality.
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Commission de toponymie du Québec Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire