Plaisance, Quebec

Plaisance
Municipality
Plaisance cheese factory Plaisance cheese factory
Location within Papineau RCM. Location within Papineau RCM.
Plaisance Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates:
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)
• Total	1,103
• Density	30.4/km2 (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:

• 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

External links

• Village web site