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Saint-Damien-de-BucklandQuebec

It is part of Bellechasse, a census division. Some 1,840 people live in this town, in Quebec.

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Population

1,840

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

55.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

52%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Saint-Damien-de-Buckland a good place to live?

Prices are modest for what you get (A). Hazards are a real consideration (C−). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for health, B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Saint-Damien-de-Buckland has its subject grades alone.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestACost of living ASafetyWeakestC⁻Hazard risk

What makes Saint-Damien-de-Buckland stand out

The 3 things Saint-Damien-de-Buckland does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.4 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $150,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

33% are 65 or over

Midway across Canadian towns: 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Saint-Damien-de-Buckland grades

Each subject compares Saint-Damien-de-Buckland with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Saint-Damien-de-Buckland has its subject grades alone.

Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesAOpen →SafetyVery little crime by comparisonAOpen →Hazard riskAmong the weakest of the towns comparedC⁻Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesBOpen →WalkabilityClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁻Open →

SchoolsWe don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland.

HousingCost of living A

Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 9% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 73% of households.

$150,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Saint-Damien-de-Buckland$150,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Damien-de-Buckland	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	14%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%

$500

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$592

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Damien-de-Buckland’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$500 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Owners and renters73% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

SafetySafety A

For the force that serves Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, the Crime Severity Index is 40, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Bellechasse MRC

Its police area recorded 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 9 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

40Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202335

202442

202542

2023–2025	Saint-Damien-de-Buckland	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	9	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	40	56	67
Violent crime	8.5	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	73	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

55%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Damien-de-Buckland’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety40 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Damien-de-Buckland’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Damien-de-Buckland safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

Hazards in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 13% of tested homes

Radon tests for the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region

NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.071 per $1,000 of building value, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) yet higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). The national flood inventory has no study for Saint-Damien-de-Buckland.

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Saint-Damien-de-Buckland13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Damien-de-Buckland	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.071	$0.14	$0.030

$0.071

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

24 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSaint-Damien-de-Buckland’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon13% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.071 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HealthHealth B

Residents of Saint-Damien-de-Buckland live 34 km from the nearest hospital on average

Across the region, nearly three in five adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Quebec (57%). Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, between Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.8 years at birth, 84.4 for women and 81.3 for men.

59%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Damien-de-Buckland59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Damien-de-Buckland	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	59%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.8	82.5	81.5

82.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

34 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

16 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Damien-de-Buckland’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Getting care34 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 16 km away on average Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.4, men 81.3 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches

Climate

July afternoons in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland reach 25.1°C (Quebec towns 26.5°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)

December is the snowiest month, with 75 cm on average. A normal winter brings 287 cm of snow, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Rain and snow peak in July, at 126 mm.

25.1°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.0°C

Spring8.3°C

Summer23.9°C

Autumn11.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Damien-de-Buckland	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	287 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,182 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	25.1°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−16.0°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

287 cm

of snow a year

174

days with frost a year

158

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Damien-de-Buckland’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.1°C, January lows −16.0°C Rain and snow1,182 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow287 cm of snow a year Weather station32 km to the station · Saint Michel

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Saint Michel)

Who lives here

21% of Saint-Damien-de-Buckland’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

2.4% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).

55.6median age

Saint-Damien-de-BucklandQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

33%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree25%

Postsecondary qualification52%

Women and men · all residents

51.1% of Saint-Damien-de-Buckland’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 965 were women and 925 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
	Saint-Damien-de-Buckland	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	14%	17%	16%
15 to 64	54%	62%	64%
65+	33%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	25%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	52%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Damien-de-Buckland’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French21% speak both · 78% speak French but not English Ages55.6 median age · 33% are 65 or over Households825 households · 2 people per household Immigrants1% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Schools

Around Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school: 5 schools in all

5schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École des Rayons-de-Soleil (Saint-Damien, secondaire de)In Saint-Damien-de-BucklandElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire de Saint-DamienIn Saint-Damien-de-BucklandSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 5 schools →

0.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSaint-Damien-de-Buckland’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school5 schools within 3 km · 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 5 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Weather

A normal November in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland runs from −3°C to 4°C

Expect about 81 mm of rain and snow over November. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. Then December: −3°C by day, −11°C at night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Montmagny forecast.

4°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November4°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−14°C	266 mm
Spring	8°C	−1°C	269 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	358 mm
Autumn	12°C	3°C	289 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

81 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Saint Michel); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Per resident, Saint-Damien-de-Buckland spends more than 94% of Québec’s local municipalities

Sébastien Bourget is mayor of Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, with 6 councillors on the council.

Full pageSaint-Damien-de-Buckland’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentDominique Vien council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Saint-Damien-de-Buckland has one public library, Bibliothèque Le Bouquin D'Or

It stands 0.7 km from the centre of Saint-Damien-de-Buckland.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Saint-Damien-de-Buckland has 0.1% protected land within 10 km

OpenStreetMap shows 2 unnamed beaches within 5 km. The largest named area nearby is Claude-Mélançon Ecological Reserve, 535 ha, 9.7 km away. 70 km from town is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. No national park lies within 100 km.

0.1%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Damien-de-Buckland0.1%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Damien-de-Buckland	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.1%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	10	4

70 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

Full pageSaint-Damien-de-Buckland’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas4 protected areas within 10 km · Claude-Mélançon Ecological Reserve National & provincial parks70 km to a provincial park · Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Trips to work from Saint-Damien-de-Buckland are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 22 min on average

93% of commuters drove, close to Quebec’s towns (90%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk7%

Census 2021	Saint-Damien-de-Buckland	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	22 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	90%	89%

$63,200

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

45%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment6.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to70 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Lévis

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

History

Saint-Damien-de-Buckland has 7 historic places on the registers

Homes from before 1961 make up 37% of the stock, above both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The oldest dated place, Premier presbytère de Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, goes back to 1882. Outside the boundary but close by, there are 4 more.

7historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings7

Among them

1882

oldest construction date on the record

37%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Damien-de-Buckland	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	37%	21%	18%

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On the registers7 historic places inside the town Older homes37% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Damien-de-Buckland have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Damien-de-Buckland

15pages on Saint-Damien-de-Buckland

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 40 Housing & costAHomes 2.4 × income Property pricesSchools5 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteB⁻56% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55.6 History7 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Saint-Damien-de-Buckland

One notable person was born in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Ovide LaflammeCanadian politician · 1925–1993

Victor BouchardCanadian musician · born in Sainte-Claire · 1926–2011

Onésime GagnonCanadian politician · born in Saint-Léon-de-Standon · 1888–1961

François Fortunat RouleauCanadian politician · born in Sainte-Claire · 1849–1907

François LangloisCanadian politician · born in Sainte-Claire · born 1948

Gustave CôtéCanadian politician · born in Sainte-Claire · 1913–2001

Photo credits

François Fortunat Rouleau: William James Topley, Public domain

Saint-Damien-de-Buckland’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Saint-Lazare-de-BellechasseSaint-MalachieArmaghSainte-ClaireSaint-Léon-de-StandonSaint-Damien-de-Buckland

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Damien-de-Buckland	1,840	—	—	A	A	B
Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	1,330	12	—	B⁺	A	B⁺
Saint-Malachie	1,755	14	—	A⁻	A	B⁺
Armagh	1,437	14	—	A	A	B⁺
Sainte-Claire	3,724	16	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁺
Saint-Léon-de-Standon	1,033	18	—	B	A	B

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Saint-Damien-de-Buckland

Do people in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland speak French?

French comes first: 78% speak it alone, while 21% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

How old are the people of Saint-Damien-de-Buckland?

55.6 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 33% of residents are 65 or over and 14% under 15.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland?

75% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2 people; 39% are one person living alone.

Is Saint-Damien-de-Buckland growing?

It lost people: 1,956 in 2016, 1,893 in 2021, 3.2% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,840.

About Saint-Damien-de-Buckland

Town in Quebec

Statistics Canada treats Saint-Damien-de-Buckland as a single census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,840 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Bellechasse
Census subdivision: 2419030

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).