title: Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, Quebec
text: # Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, Quebec
  
  Saint-Damien-de-Buckland is a parish municipality in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The population was 1,956 in the Canada 2016 Census.
  
  IPL, a manufacturer of wheeled carts and other plastic related products, is located in Saint-Damien and is the biggest employer in the immediate area.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Damien-de-Buckland had a population of 1,893 living in 828 of its 949 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 1,956. With a land area of 82.04 $km^2$ (31.68 sq mi), it had a population density of $23.1/km^2$ (59.8/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Lauriane Genest, professional racing cyclist
  