Saint-Damien, Quebec
# Saint-Damien, Quebec

Saint-Damien (formerly named Saint-Damien-de-Brandon) is a parish municipality of 2,393 inhabitants in Quebec, Canada. It is located in Matawinie Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region.

## History

The town was founded the 6 September 1870. In French, people from the town are known as damiennois.

## Geography

Saint-Damien is located in the middle of Lanaudière region near Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon municipality, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Montreal, 270 kilometres (170 mi) west of Québec, and 63 kilometres (39 mi) south of Taureau Reservoir. The main street is named "Rue Principale" (meaning, literally, "main street") and it is served by Quebec Route 347 which runs from Quebec Route 158 at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier (2 km west of exit 144 on Autoroute 40) through Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Saint Damien, Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie and Saint-Côme to Québec Route 125 in Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci.

The bordering municipalities of Saint-Damien are, starting from northwest and proceeding clockwise, Saint-Zénon (northwest), Mandeville (northeast, in D'Autray Regional County Municipality), Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon (southeast, in D'Autray Regional County Municipality), Saint-Jean-de-Matha (south) and Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie (west).

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Damien had a population of 2,393 living in 1,220 of its 1,891 total private dwellings, a change of 14.3% from its 2016 population of 2,094. With a land area of 252.28 $km^2$ (97.41 sq mi), it had a population density of $9.5/km^2$ (24.6/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Saint-Damien community profile

202120162011

Population2,393 (+14.3% from 2016)2,094 (+3.7% from 2011)2,020 (-7.3% from 2006)

Land area252.28 $km^2$ (97.41 sq mi)255.87 $km^2$ (98.79 sq mi)255.16 $km^2$ (98.52 sq mi)

Population $density9.5/km^2$ (25/sq $mi)8.2/km^2$ (21/sq $mi)7.9/km^2$ (20/sq mi)

Median age57.2 (M: 58.4, F: 56.0)56.6 (M: 56.6, F: 56.5)53.7 (M: 54.3, F: 53.2)

Total private dwellings1,8911,7591,533

Median household income$58,800$46,541$41,129

References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier

Mother tongue:

English as first language: 1.3%

French as first language: 95.6%

English and French as first language: 0.8%

Other as first language: 1.7%

Education

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The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

École Saint-Coeur-de-Marie

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée

Joliette High School in Joliette

Famous people

Marie Jean-Eudes (1897-1981), Canadian nun and botanist

Raymond Gravel (b. 1952), Canadian politician

See also

List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

↑ "Reference number 55883 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.1 2 3 "Geographic code 62075 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.1 2 3 Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Damien, Paroisse (municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-01.↑ Main Street↑ (in French) Municipal affairs and regions – regional maps Archived 2008-05-02 at the Wayback Machine↑ (in French) Repertory of municipalities of Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-02.↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-02.↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.↑ "Saint-Coeur-de-Marie." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Damien.

(in French) Saint-Damien official website

(in English) Town flag and informations at FOTW

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

Saint-Zénon

Mandeville

Saint-Damien

Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie

Saint-Jean-de-Matha

Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon

vte Subdivisions of Matawinie Regional County MunicipalityMunicipalities

Chertsey

Entrelacs

Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci

Rawdon

Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez

Sainte-Béatrix

Saint-Côme

Saint-Donat

Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie

Saint-Félix-de-Valois

Saint-Jean-de-Matha

Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare

Saint-Michel-des-Saints

Saint-Zénon

Parishes

Saint-Damien

Unorganized Territories

Baie-Atibenne

Baie-de-la-Bouteille

Baie-Obaoca

Lac-Cabasta

Lac-des-Dix-Milles

Lac-Devenyns

Lac-du-Taureau

Lac-Legendre

Lac-Matawin

Lac-Minaki

Lac-Santé

Saint-Guillaume-Nord

Regional County Municipalities in Lanaudière: D'Autray

Joliette

L'Assomption

Les Moulins

Matawinie

Montcalm

Native Reserves: Manawan

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