Plaisance is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Papineau Regional County Municipality
Papineau is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Papineauville.
Subdivisions
There are 24 subdivisions within the RCM:
Demographics
Mother tongue from Canada 2016 Census
In 2016, the popu ...
in western
Quebec
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, Canada. The village is situated on the
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River (french: Rivière des Outaouais, Algonquin: ''Kichi-Sìbì/Kitchissippi'') is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word 'to trade', as it was the major trade route of Eastern ...
near the mouth of the
Petite-Nation River
The Petite-Nation River is a river in western Quebec, Canada, that flows from the Laurentian Mountains to empty into the Ottawa River near Plaisance, Quebec. The river is in length.
This river's French name refers to the Algonquin people that ...
, 70 km from
Gatineau
Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region and is part of Canada's N ...
and 160 km from
Montreal
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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
Outaouais (, ; also commonly called The Outaouais) is a region of western Quebec, Canada. It includes the city of Gatineau, the municipality of Val-des-Monts and the Papineau region. Geographically, it is located on the north side of the Ottawa ...
region. There is also the
Plaisance National Park
Plaisance National Park is a provincial park located near Plaisance in the province of Quebec, Canada
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, a large bird reserve between the main highway and the Ottawa River.
Demographics
Mother tongue:
[
* 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
External links
*
Village web site
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Outaouais