Saint-Placide, Quebec

Saint-Placide
Municipality
Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM.
Saint-Placide Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°32′N 74°12′W / 45.533°N 74.200°WCoordinates: 45°32′N 74°12′W / 45.533°N 74.200°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Deux-Montagnes
Settled	1780
Constituted	August 3, 1994
Government[2]
• Mayor	Denis Lavigne
• Federal riding	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
• Prov. riding	Mirabel
Area[2][3]
• Total	62.10 km^2 (23.98 sq mi)
• Land	43.12 km^2 (16.65 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,715
• Density	39.8/km^2 (103/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.4%
• Dwellings	862
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0V 2B0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 344
Website	www.municipalite.saint-placide.qc.ca

Saint-Placide is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, along the north shore of the Ottawa River.

History

In 1780, the first European settlers arrived here.^[4] In 1848, the Parish of Saint-Placide was formed when it was separated from the parish of Saint-Benoît. The new parish name was undoubtebly chosen because Saint Placide, a monk of the sixth century, was a disciple of Saint Benedict. In 1853, its post office opened, and in 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Placide was formed.^[5]

A wharf, built in 1867, allowed vessels of the Ottawa River Navigation Company to take delivery of wheat at that time in the region.^[5]

In 1950, the Village Municipality of Saint-Placide was formed when it separated from the Parish Municipality, and was surrounded by the latter's territory. On August 3, 1994, these municipalities were rejoined again to form the new Municipality of Saint-Placide.^[5]

Demographics

Population trend:^[6]

• Population in 2011: 1715 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.4%)
• Population in 2006: 1642 (2001 to 2006 population change: 6.8%)
• Population in 2001: 1537
• Population in 1996: 1479
• Population in 1991: 1387 (adjusted for boundary changes)

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 716 (total dwellings: 862)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1.2%
• French as first language: 96%
• English and French as first language: 0.6%
• Other as first language: 2.2%

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools.^[7]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools. Mountainview Elementary School and Saint Jude Elementary School, both in Deux-Montagnes, serve this community.^[8][9]

Notable people from Saint-Placide

• Adolphe-Basile Routhier (1839–1920), author of the original French lyrics of the Canadian national anthem ^[5]

References

1. Reference number 293601 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 72043 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2472043) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. "Découvrir Saint-Placide - Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Saint-Placide. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
5. "Saint-Placide (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. "Admission et inscription." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles. Retrieved on December 7, 2014. "La Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles (CSSMI) offre ses services aux résidents des municipalités de : Blainville, Boisbriand, Bois-des-Filion, Deux-Montagnes, Lorraine, Mirabel (Saint-Augustin, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Scholastique et secteur du Domaine-Vert), Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Rosemère, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Thérèse, Saint-Eustache, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Saint-Placide et Terrebonne Ouest."
8. "Mountainview Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
9. "Saint Jude Elementary School Zone Map." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.

External links

• Media related to Saint-Placide, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons