Saint-Damien,_Quebec
Saint-Damien, Quebec
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
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.
Saint-Damien | |
|---|---|
Lake Gauthier | |
| Motto: Per fidem ad Augusta | |
Location within Matawinie RCM | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′N 73°29′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Matawinie |
| Constituted | September 6, 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yves Giard |
| • Federal riding | Joliette |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 268.50 km2 (103.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 252.28 km2 (97.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,393 |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  14.3% |
| • Dwellings | 1,891 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 888 |
| Highways |  R-347 |
| Website | www |
The town was founded the 6 September 1870. In French, people from the town are known as damiennois.[2]
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")[4] 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 [5] of Saint-Damien [6] 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).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,505 | — |
| 1996 | 1,760 | +16.9% |
| 1996A | 1,777 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1,983 | +11.6% |
| 2001A | 1,899 | −4.2% |
| 2006 | 2,178 | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 2,020 | −7.3% |
| 2016 | 2,094 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2,393 | +14.3% |
(A) adjusted figures due to boundary changes. | ||
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 km2 (97.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.5/km2 (24.6/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
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Canada census – Saint-Damien community profile
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Mother tongue:[3]
- 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%
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The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
- École Saint-Coeur-de-Marie[14]
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[15]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[16]
- Marie Jean-Eudes (1897-1981), Canadian nun and botanist
- Raymond Gravel (b. 1952), Canadian politician
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55883". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62075". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- 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
- "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.
- (in French) Saint-Damien official website
- (in English) Town flag and informations at FOTW