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Commuters in Plaisance travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

94% of commuters drove to work at the census.

On hazards, Plaisance comes out behind 88% of Canadian towns

Radon tests for the Outaouais health region

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.11 for each $1,000 of buildings, close to Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is higher than usual: 13% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study for Plaisance.

Plaisance has colder winter nights than 78% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow peak in June, at 95 mm. There are 179 days of frost in a typical year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 119 frost-free days, from 26 May to 22 September. Snow peaks in January: 45 cm in a normal year.

Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Plaisance: 12% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

A year’s rent came to 19% of the median household income, above Quebec’s towns (18%) but below Canadian towns (20%). 70% of households are owner-occupiers.

Plaisance’s health region counts 17% of adults who smoke, above the typical Canadian town’s 12%

Age-standardised, 55% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, below Quebec’s towns (56%) but above Canadian towns (52%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 80.7 years at birth, 82.2 for women and 79.1 for men. What sets Plaisance apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 9.8 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de l'Outaouais, Plaisance included.

39% of Plaisance’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

Visible minorities make up 1.3% of the population, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).

41% of Plaisance itself is protected land

Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 34, higher than both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). No national park lies within 100 km. Of the country within 10 km, 6.1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.

Plaisance in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −4°C

ECCC’s forecast for Papineau is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees −2°C afternoons and −11°C nights. In November, the normal is 72 mm of rain and snow. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow.

Just 1,529 votes decided Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation in 2021, closer than 94% of Canada’s ridings

Federally, Plaisance sits in Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Stéphane Lauzon of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Plaisance’s public library is Bibliothèque De Calumet (Grenville-Sur-La-Rouge)

It stands 2.3 km from the centre of Plaisance.

Around Plaisance, 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school: 4 schools in all

The nearest secondary school is 6.7 km away, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, about level with Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

Plaisance’s grade for safety: a B−

Measured across Papineau MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Violence across its police area runs at 17.5 per 1,000 residents a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 107, above Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike. The force’s area logs 13.9 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Plaisance: 6 historic places on Canada’s heritage registers

Of the dated places, Church of the Purest Heart of Mary, Plaisance is the oldest, from 1901. Before 1961 is when just over a fifth of the homes went up, close to Quebec’s towns (21%) and above Canadian towns (18%).