Saint-Damien, Quebec

Saint-Damien
Parish municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Per fidem ad Augusta
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Saint-Damien Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°20′N 73°29′W / 46.333°N 73.483°WCoordinates: 46°20′N 73°29′W / 46.333°N 73.483°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	September 6, 1870
Government[2]
• Mayor	Yves Giard
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area[2][3]
• Total	268.50 km^2 (103.67 sq mi)
• Land	255.16 km^2 (98.52 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	2,020
• Density	7.9/km^2 (20/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.3%
• Dwellings	1,533
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2E0
Area code(s)	888
Highways	Route 347
Website	www.st-damien.com

Saint-Damien (formerly named Saint-Damien-de-Brandon) is a parish municipality of 2,020 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.^[2]

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")^[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).

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Damien, Quebec[7]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,505 —     1996 1,760 +16.9% 1996A 1,777 +1.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,983 +11.6% 2001A 1,899 −4.2% 2006 2,178 +14.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 2,020 −7.3%
(A) adjusted figures due to boundary changes.

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 979 (total dwellings: 1533)

Language

Mother tongue:^[8]

• English as first language: 0.9%
• French as first language: 95.4%
• English and French as first language: 0.5%
• Other as first language: 3.2%

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

1. Reference number 55883 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 62075 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Damien census profile
4. Main Street
5. (French) Municipal afffairs and regions - regional maps
6. (French) Repertory of municipalities of
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Saint-Damien community profile

External links

• (French) Saint-Damien official website
• (English) Town flag and informations at FOTW