Plaisance, Quebec
Plaisance | |
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 Plaisance cheese factory | |
| 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 | 36.23 km2 (13.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,103 |
| • Density | 30.4/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |  7.7% |
| • Dwellings | 514 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| 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
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
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 80045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Plaisance, Quebec (Code 2480045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 49772". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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