Saint-Damase, Montérégie, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Damase is a municipality located in the Montérégie
region of southwestern Quebec
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
was 2,486. The municipality was created on October 5, 2001 by the merger of the Parish and the Village of Saint-Damase.
(+) Amalgamation of Parish and Village of Saint-Damase on October 5, 2001.
Montérégie
Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion....
region of southwestern Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 2,486. The municipality was created on October 5, 2001 by the merger of the Parish and the Village of Saint-Damase.
Population
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,486 | 0.6% |
| Merger | 2,500 (+) | 53.1% |
| 2001 | 1,173 | 2.1% |
| 1996 | 1,149 | 5.5% |
| 1991 | 1,089 | N/A |
(+) Amalgamation of Parish and Village of Saint-Damase on October 5, 2001.
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 2,435 | 98.78% |
| English only | 10 | 0.41% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 20 | 0.81% |