title: Saint-Damien, Quebec
text: # Saint-Damien, Quebec
  
  Saint-Damien (formerly named Saint-Damien-de-Brandon) 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 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") 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 of Saint-Damien 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 2,393 living in 1,220 of its 1,891 total private dwellings, a change of 14.3% from its 2016 population of 2,094. With a land area of 252.28 $km^2$ (97.41 sq mi), it had a population density of $9.5/km^2$ (24.6/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  Canada census – Saint-Damien community profile
  
  202120162011
  
  Population2,393 (+14.3% from 2016)2,094 (+3.7% from 2011)2,020 (-7.3% from 2006)
  
  Land area252.28 $km^2$ (97.41 sq mi)255.87 $km^2$ (98.79 sq mi)255.16 $km^2$ (98.52 sq mi)
  
  Population $density9.5/km^2$ (25/sq $mi)8.2/km^2$ (21/sq $mi)7.9/km^2$ (20/sq mi)
  
  Median age57.2 (M: 58.4, F: 56.0)56.6 (M: 56.6, F: 56.5)53.7 (M: 54.3, F: 53.2)
  
  Total private dwellings1,8911,7591,533
  
  Median household income$58,800$46,541$41,129
  
  References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
  
  Mother tongue:
  
  English as first language: 1.3%
  
  French as first language: 95.6%
  
  English and French as first language: 0.8%
  
  Other as first language: 1.7%
  
  Education
  
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  The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:
  
  École Saint-Coeur-de-Marie
  
  The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
  
  Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée
  
  Joliette High School in Joliette
  
  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
  
  ↑ "Reference number 55883 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.1 2 3 "Geographic code 62075 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.1 2 3 Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Damien, Paroisse (municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-01.↑ Main Street↑ (in French) Municipal affairs and regions – regional maps Archived 2008-05-02 at the Wayback Machine↑ (in French) Repertory of municipalities of Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-02.↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-02.↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.↑ "Saint-Coeur-de-Marie." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
  
  External links
  
  Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Damien.
  
  (in French) Saint-Damien official website
  
  (in English) Town flag and informations at FOTW
  
  Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
  
  Saint-Zénon
  
  Mandeville
  
  Saint-Damien
  
  Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie
  
  Saint-Jean-de-Matha
  
  Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon
  
  vte Subdivisions of Matawinie Regional County MunicipalityMunicipalities
  
  Chertsey
  
  Entrelacs
  
  Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci
  
  Rawdon
  
  Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez
  
  Sainte-Béatrix
  
  Saint-Côme
  
  Saint-Donat
  
  Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie
  
  Saint-Félix-de-Valois
  
  Saint-Jean-de-Matha
  
  Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare
  
  Saint-Michel-des-Saints
  
  Saint-Zénon
  
  Parishes
  
  Saint-Damien
  
  Unorganized Territories
  
  Baie-Atibenne
  
  Baie-de-la-Bouteille
  
  Baie-Obaoca
  
  Lac-Cabasta
  
  Lac-des-Dix-Milles
  
  Lac-Devenyns
  
  Lac-du-Taureau
  
  Lac-Legendre
  
  Lac-Matawin
  
  Lac-Minaki
  
  Lac-Santé
  
  Saint-Guillaume-Nord
  
  Regional County Municipalities in Lanaudière: D'Autray
  
  Joliette
  
  L'Assomption
  
  Les Moulins
  
  Matawinie
  
  Montcalm
  
  Native Reserves: Manawan
  
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