Plaisance, Quebec
Plaisance | |
|---|---|
Plaisance cheese factory | |
Location within Papineau RCM | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′N 75°07′W / 45.617°N 75.117°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Papineau |
| Constituted | October 31, 1900 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paulette Lalande |
| • Federal riding | Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation |
| • Prov. riding | Papineau |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.20 km2 (19.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 36.15 km2 (13.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,088 |
| • Density | 30.1/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 1.4% |
| • Dwellings | 537 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-148 |
| Website | www |
Plaisance (French pronunciation: [plɛzɑ̃s] ⓘ) 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.