Plaisance (Quebec)
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| Location in Quebec | |||
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 36 ′ N , 75 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 50.2 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1103 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 22 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Postal code : | J0V 1S0 | ||
| Area code : | +1 819 | ||
| Foundation : | 1900 | ||
| Mayor : | Paulette Lalande | ||
| Website : | www.ville.plaisance.qc.ca | ||
Plaisance is a community on the southwestern edge of the Canadian province of Québec . The place has 1103 inhabitants and is located on Highway 148 from Montreal (160 km) to Gatineau (70 km) and on the Ottawa River , which forms the border with the province of Ontario here.
The main attractions are the Chutes de Plaisance waterfalls to the north of the town , which cascade down a total of 63 m in several cascades , and the Parc national de Plaisance , which consists mainly of bird-rich wetlands on the Ottawa River.
Web links
Commons : Plaisance - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Canada [1]
- ↑ Website http://www.chutesplaisance.ca/