Plaisance, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

45°37′N 75°07′W / 45.617°N 75.117°W / 45.617; -75.117^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionOutaouaisRCMPapineauConstitutedOctober 31, 1900Government

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• MayorPaulette Lalande • Federal riding Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel • Prov. ridingPapineauArea

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• Total50.20 km² (19.38 sq mi) • Land36.15 km² (13.96 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[3]

• Total1,088 • Density30.1/km² (78/sq mi) • Pop 2011-2016

1.4% • Dwellings

537Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0V 1S0

Area code819Highways

R-148Websitewww.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.^{[citation needed]} There is also the Plaisance National Park, a large bird reserve between the main highway and the Ottawa River.

Demographics

Canada census – Plaisance community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,129 (+3.8% from 2016)	1,088 (-1.4% from 2011)	1,103 (7.7% from 2006)
Land area	36.21 km² (13.98 sq mi)	36.15 km² (13.96 sq mi)	36.23 km² (13.99 sq mi)
Population density	31.2/km² (81/sq mi)	30.1/km² (78/sq mi)	30.4/km² (79/sq mi)
Median age	51.2 (M: 50.8, F: 51.6)	47.8 (M: 46.4, F: 49.7)	46.8 (M: 45.0, F: 48.3)
Private dwellings	505 (total)	537 (total)	514 (total)
Median household income		$58,048	$48,305

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6] earlier^[7]^[8]

Historical census populations – Plaisance, Quebec
Year	Pop.	±%
1986	948	—
1991	992	+4.6%
1996	992	+0.0%
2001	1,004	+1.2%
2006	1,024	+2.0%
2011	1,103	+7.7%
2016	1,088	−1.4%
Population amounts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada

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

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 49772". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 80045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Plaisance, Quebec (Code 2480045) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.