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Saint-Damien
Saint-Damien
Parish municipality
	Lake Gauthier
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: Per fidem ad Augusta
	Location within Matawinie RCM
	St-Damien Location in central Quebec
	Coordinates: 46°20′N 73°29′W / 46.33°N 73.48°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	September 6, 1870
Government
• Mayor	Pierre Charbonneau
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area
• Total	268.50 km2 (103.67 sq mi)
• Land	252.28 km2 (97.41 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,393
• Density	9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	14.3%
• Dwellings	1,891
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2E0
Area code	888
Highways	R-347
Website	www.st-damien.com

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.^[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

Historical Census Data - Saint-Damien, Quebec^[7]
Year	Pop.	±%
1881	1,170	—
1891	1,163	−0.6%
1901	1,194	+2.7%
1911	1,274	+6.7%
1921	1,043	−18.1%
1931	924	−11.4%
1941	1,007	+9.0%
1951	1,093	+8.5%
1956	1,065	−2.6%
1961	1,052	−1.2%
1966	931	−11.5%
1971	963	+3.4%
1976	1,126	+16.9%
1981	1,236	+9.8%
1986	1,328	+7.4%
1991	1,505	+13.3%
1996	1,760	+16.9%
2001	1,983	+12.7%
2006	2,178	+9.8%
2011	2,020	−7.3%
2016	2,094	+3.7%
2021	2,393	+14.3%

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 km² (97.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.5/km² (24.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

Canada census – Saint-Damien community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	2,393 (+14.3% from 2016)	2,094 (+3.7% from 2011)	2,020 (-7.3% from 2006)
Land area	252.28 km² (97.41 sq mi)	255.87 km² (98.79 sq mi)	255.16 km² (98.52 sq mi)
Population density	9.5/km² (25/sq mi)	8.2/km² (21/sq mi)	7.9/km² (20/sq mi)
Median age	57.2 (M: 58.4, F: 56.0)	56.6 (M: 56.6, F: 56.5)	53.7 (M: 54.3, F: 53.2)
Private dwellings	1,891 (total)	1,759 (total)	1,533 (total)
Median household income	$58,800	$46,541	$41,129

References: 2021^[9] 2016^[10] 2011^[11] earlier^[12]^[13]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Damien, Quebec^[7]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2021	2,395	2,290	12.0%	95.6%	30	100.0%	1.3%	20	100.0%	0.8%	40	166.7%	1.7%
2016	2,095	2,045	3.5%	97.6%	15	0.0%	0.7%	10	100.0%	0.5%	15	50.0%	0.7%
2011	2,020	1,975	4.6%	97.8%	15	25.0%	0.7%	5	50.0%	0.2%	10	85.7%	0.5%
2006	2,165	2,070	8.1%	95.6%	20	33.3%	0.9%	10	33.3%	0.5%	70	n/a%	3.2%
2001	1,965	1,915	12.0%	97.5%	30	200.0%	1.5%	15	n/a%	0.8%	0	0.0%	0.0%
1996	1,735	1,710	n/a	98.6%	10	n/a	0.6%	0	n/a	0.0%	0	n/a	0.0%