Plessisville, Quebec (parish)

Coordinates: 46°14′N 71°45′W / 46.233°N 71.750°W / 46.233; -71.750
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Plessisville
Noire River.
Noire River.
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Plessisville is located in Southern Quebec
Plessisville
Plessisville
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°14′N 71°45′W / 46.233°N 71.750°W / 46.233; -71.750[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCML'Érable
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forJoseph-Octave Plessis[1]
Government
 • MayorAlain Dubois
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingArthabaska
Area
 • Total141.30 km2 (54.56 sq mi)
 • Land142.75 km2 (55.12 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,678
 • Density18.8/km2 (49/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 4.7%
 • Dwellings
1,059
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-116
R-165
R-265
R-267
Websitewww.paroisse
plessisville.com

Plessisville was a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. It completely surrounded the city of the same name.

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Plessisville had a population of 2,655 living in 1,062 of its 1,091 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 2,663. With a land area of 141.19 km2 (54.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.8/km2 (48.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 49917". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 32045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Plessisville, Quebec (parish) (Code 2432045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.