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Plaisance, Quebec

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Country
  
Canada

Constituted
  
October 31, 1900

Postal code(s)
  
J0V 1S0

Area
  
50.2 km²

Population
  
1,103 (2011)

Local time
  
Tuesday 2:52 AM

Region
  
Outaouais

Time zone
  
EST (UTC−5)

Highways
  
Route 148

Province
  
Québec

Area code
  
Area codes 819 and 873

RCM
  
Outaouais

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Weather
  
1°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 88% Humidity

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.

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Map of Plaisance, QC, Canada

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

    • References

    Plaisance, Quebec Wikipedia
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