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Saint-Damien-de-Buckland Latitude and Longitude:

46°38′N 70°40′W / 46.633°N 70.667°W / 46.633; -70.667
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Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Damien-de-Buckland is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°38′N 70°40′W / 46.633°N 70.667°W / 46.633; -70.667 [1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Bellechasse
ConstitutedDecember 20, 1890
Government
 • MayorHervé Blais
 •  Federal riding Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
 •  Prov. riding Bellechasse
Area
 • Total82.70 km2 (31.93 sq mi)
 • Land82.07 km2 (31.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [3]
 • Total1,956
 • Density23.8/km2 (62/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease 5.6%
 • Dwellings
944
Postal code(s)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways R-279
Website www.saint-damien.com

Saint-Damien-de-Buckland is a parish municipality in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The population was 1,956 in the Canada 2016 Census.

IPL, a manufacturer of wheeled carts and other plastic related products, is located in Saint-Damien and is the biggest employer in the immediate area. [4] [5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Damien-de-Buckland had a population of 1,893 living in 828 of its 949 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 1,956. With a land area of 82.04 km2 (31.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.1/km2 (59.8/sq mi) in 2021. [6]

Notable people

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References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55885". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, Paroisse (Municipalité de) [Census subdivision], Quebec and Saint-Raymond [Population centre], Quebec". 8 February 2017.
  4. ^ "IPL's cart business keeps on rolling". Canadian Plastics. June 16, 2017. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  5. ^ "IPL | Novacap". www.novacap.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "" Aux Jeux, tout le monde a une chance "". La Presse+ (in French). 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-07.