Plessisville, Quebec (parish)

Plessisville
Plessisville
	Noire River.
	Location within L'Érable RCM.
	Plessisville Location in southern Quebec.
	Coordinates: 46°14′N 71°45′W / 46.233°N 71.750°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	L'Érable
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named for	Joseph-Octave Plessis
Government
• Mayor	Alain Dubois
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Arthabaska
Area
• Total	141.30 km2 (54.56 sq mi)
• Land	142.75 km2 (55.12 sq mi)
	There is an apparent; contradiction between two; authoritative sources
Population (2011)
• Total	2,678
• Density	18.8/km2 (49/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.7%
• Dwellings	1,059
Postal code(s)	G6L 2Y7
Area code	819
Highways	R-116; R-165; R-265; R-267
Website	www.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]

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

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[toponymie-1] "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 49917". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.

[mamrot-2] "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 32045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.

[cp2011-3] "Plessisville, Quebec (parish) (Code 2432045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

[2021census-4] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

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v t e Subdivisions of L'Érable Regional County Municipality
Cities	Plessisville Princeville
Municipalities	Inverness Laurierville Lyster Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax Saint-Ferdinand Villeroy
Parishes	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Saint-Pierre-Baptiste
Regional County Municipalities in Centre-du-Québec: Arthabaska Bécancour Drummond L'Érable Nicolet-Yamaska Native Reserves: Odanak Wôlinak

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
Geographic	MusicBrainz area

Plessisville
Noire River.
Location within L'Érable RCM.
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
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	L'Érable
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named for	Joseph-Octave Plessis^[1]
Government ^[2]
• Mayor	Alain Dubois
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Arthabaska
Area ^[2]^[3]
• Total	141.30 km² (54.56 sq mi)
• Land	142.75 km² (55.12 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)^[3]
• Total	2,678
• Density	18.8/km² (49/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.7%
• Dwellings	1,059
Postal code(s)	G6L 2Y7
Area code	819
Highways	R-116 R-165 R-265 R-267
Website	www.paroisse plessisville.com