Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, Quebec

Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
Parish municipality

Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°38′N 70°40′W / 46.633°N 70.667°W / 46.633; -70.667Coordinates: 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
Constituted December 20, 1890
Government[2]
 • Mayor Hervé Blais
 • Federal riding Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
 • Prov. riding Bellechasse
Area[2][3]
 • Total 82.70 km2 (31.93 sq mi)
 • Land 82.27 km2 (31.76 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,071
 • Density 25.2/km2 (65/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 6.2%
 • Dwellings 937
Postal code(s) G0R 2Y0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 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 2,071 in the Canada 2011 Census.

IPL, a manufacturer of plastic related products, is located in Saint-Damien and is the biggest employer in the immediate area.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 55885 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 19030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2419030) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.




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