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 2,071 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Not to be confused with Saint-Damien, Quebec.
Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
Parish municipality
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°38′N 70°40′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBellechasse
ConstitutedDecember 20, 1890
Government
 • MayorHervé Blais
 • Federal ridingBellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
 • Total82.70 km2 (31.93 sq mi)
 • Land82.27 km2 (31.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,071
 • Density25.2/km2 (65/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 6.2%
 • Dwellings
937
Postal code(s)
G0R 2Y0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 279
Websitewww.saint-damien.com

IPL, a manufacturer of plastic related products, is located in Saint-Damien and is the biggest employer in the immediate area.

References
  1. Reference number 55885 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 19030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2419030) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.





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