Saint-Damien () is a parish municipality of 2,393 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.
Geography Saint-Damien is located in the middle of Lanaudière region near Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon municipality, about north of Montreal, west of Québec, and south of Taureau Reservoir. The main street is named "Rue Principale" (meaning, literally, "main street")Main Street 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 Municipal affairs and regions – regional maps of Saint-Damien Repertory of municipalities of 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
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Damien 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.
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Damien, Quebec Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 2,290 12.0% 95.6% 30 100.0% 1.3% 20 100.0% 0.8% 40 166.7% 1.7% 2,045 3.5% 97.6% 15 0.0% 0.7% 10 100.0% 0.5% 15 50.0% 0.7% 1,975 4.6% 97.8% 15 25.0% 0.7% 5 50.0% 0.2% 10 85.7% 0.5% 2,070 8.1% 95.6% 20 33.3% 0.9% 10 33.3% 0.5% 70 n/a% 3.2% 1,915 12.0% 97.5% 30 200.0% 1.5% 15 n/a% 0.8% 0 0.0% 0.0% 1,710 n/a 98.6% 10 n/a 0.6% 0 n/a 0.0% 0 n/a 0.0%
Education
The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including: École Saint-Coeur-de-Marie"Saint-Coeur-de-Marie ." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including: Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée"JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. Joliette High School in Joliette"Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
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
External links
Saint-Damien official website Town flag and informations at FOTW