Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, Quebec

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.

Not to be confused with Saint-Damien, Quebec.

Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
Parish municipality
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[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBellechasse
ConstitutedDecember 20, 1890
Government
[2]
 • MayorHervé Blais
 • Federal ridingBellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
[2][3]
 • 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)
G0R 2Y0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-279
Websitewww.saint-damien.com

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

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 55885 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 19030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "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.




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