Plaisance | |
Flag Size: | 100x67px |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Western Quebec |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in western Quebec |
Coordinates: | 45.6167°N -82°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | October 31, 1900 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Paulette Lalande |
Area Total Km2: | 50.20 |
Area Land Km2: | 36.15 |
Population Total: | 1088 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Density Km2: | 30.1 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2011-2016 |
Population Blank1: | 1.4% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 537 |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
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.
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