Plaisance, Quebec

Plaisance
Municipality
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[2]
• Mayor	Paulette Lalande
• Federal riding	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
• Prov. riding	Papineau
Area[2][3]
• Total	50.20 km^2 (19.38 sq mi)
• Land	36.23 km^2 (13.99 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,103
• Density	30.4/km^2 (79/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.7%
• Dwellings	514
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0V 1S0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 148
Website	www.ville.plaisance.qc.ca

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. There is also the Plaisance National Park, a large bird reserve between the main highway and the Ottawa River.

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 1103 (2006 to 2011 population change: 7.7%)
• Population in 2006: 1024
• Population in 2001: 1101 (adjusted for boundary change)
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: -7.0 %
• Population in 1996: 992
• Population in 1991: 992

Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 471

Languages:

• English as first language: 1.5%
• French as first language: 98.5%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

According to the Canada 2001 Census:

• Population: 1,004
• % Change (1996-2001): 1.2
• Dwellings: 413
• Area (km²): 30.75
• Density (persons per km²): 32.7

References

1. Reference number 49772 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 80045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2480045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Village web site