Saint-Damase, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec

For the municipality in Montérégie, see Saint-Damase, Montérégie, Quebec.
Saint-Damase
Parish municipality

Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Saint-Damase

Location in eastern Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°40′N 67°50′W / 48.667°N 67.833°WCoordinates: 48°40′N 67°50′W / 48.667°N 67.833°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Matapédia
Settled 1868
Constituted December 31, 1885
Government[2]
  Mayor Jean-Marc Dumont
  Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
  Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area[2][3]
  Total 118.20 km2 (45.64 sq mi)
  Land 117.02 km2 (45.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 397
  Density 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 11.0%
  Dwellings 177
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0J 2J0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 297

Saint-Damase is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Damase, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 435    
YearPop.±%
1996 439+0.9%
YearPop.±%
2001 449+2.3%
YearPop.±%
2006 446−0.7%
YearPop.±%
2011 397−11.0%
Countryside in Saint-Damase

See also

References

  1. Reference number 55877 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Saint-Damase". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Saint-Damase, Quebec (Code 2407105) census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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