Saint-Damien-de-Buckland is a
parish municipality
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in the
Bellechasse Regional County Municipality
Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.
Saint-Lazare was chosen as the county seat because of its central location ...
, in the
Chaudière-Appalaches region of
Quebec
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. The population was 1,956 in the
Canada 2016 Census
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.
IPL, a manufacturer of wheeled carts and other
plastic
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related products, is located in Saint-Damien and is the biggest employer in the immediate area.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada, Saint-Damien-de-Buckland had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Notable people
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Lauriane Genest
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, professional racing cyclist
See also
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Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help The Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help are a Roman Catholic congregation founded in the parish of Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, Bellechasse, 28 August 1892, by Abbé J.O. Brousseau.
The institute devotes itself to the following works: the instruct ...
References
Parish municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches
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