Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, Quebec
Saint-Damien-de-Buckland | |
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 Location within Bellechasse RCM.
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  Saint-Damien-de-Buckland Location in province of Quebec.
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| Coordinates: 46°38′N 70°40′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | December 20, 1890 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hervé Blais |
| • Federal riding | Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.70 km2 (31.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 82.07 km2 (31.69 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)
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| • Total | 1,956 |
| • Density | 23.8/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |
 5.6% |
| • Dwellings | 944 |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 R-279
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| Website | www |
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.
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.
Notable people
- Lauriane Genest, professional racing cyclist