Plaisance, Quebec
Plaisance | |
|---|---|
 Plaisance cheese factory | |
 Location within Papineau RCM | |
  Plaisance Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′N 75°07′W / 45.617°N 75.117°WCoordinates: 45°37′N 75°07′W / 45.617°N 75.117°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Papineau |
| Constituted | October 31, 1900 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paulette Lalande |
| • Federal riding | Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Papineau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.20 km2 (19.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 36.15 km2 (13.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,088 |
| • Density | 30.1/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  1.4% |
| • Dwellings | 537 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |  Route 148 |
| Website | www |
Plaisance is a municipality in Papineau Regional County Municipality in western Quebec, Canada. The village is situated on the Ottawa River near the mouth of the Petite-Nation River, 70 km from Gatineau and 160 km from Montreal on Route 148.
The village is well known for its waterfalls located just north of town as well as a local cheese factory which was previously quite popular in the Outaouais region.[citation needed] There is also the Plaisance National Park, a large bird reserve between the main highway and the Ottawa River.
Demographics
Mother tongue:[3]
- English as first language: 2.3%
- French as first language: 96.8%
- English and French as first language: 0.5%
- Other as first language: 0%
References
- ^ Reference number 49772 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ a b Geographic code 80045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ a b c "(Code 2480045) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.