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Attractions in Plaisance

Centre d’interprétation du Patrimoine de Plaisance and one more: what to see in Plaisance

There are 2 places to visit inside Plaisance’s municipal boundary, and 5 more within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 3 museums, a national park and a zoo. Heritage bodies look after 2 of them: 1 by Sépaq and 1 by Parks Canada. Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park, 23 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Papanack Park Zoo, Ber'Zophus (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Plaisance
2
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
2
in or near town
Cared for
2
by Parks Canada or Sépaq
Best known

Leading places in Plaisance

MuseumMuseumCentre d’interprétation du Patrimoine de Plaisancein townNational parkNational park · SépaqPlaisance National Parkin townZooPapanack Park Zoo2 km outside town, to the south
National historic site · Parks CanadaGranary4.2 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseManoir Papineau4.3 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMuseumSociété historique Louis-Joseph-Papineau5 km outside town, to the northeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where to find them

Out of town, most of the 5 are to the northeast.

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The dashed line is Plaisance’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

Grouped by kind

Museums & galleries 3 museums1 in town · 2 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 national historic site · 1 historic house0 in town · 2 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 national park1 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Plaisance. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

In the care of Sépaq and Parks Canada: Plaisance National Park and Granary.

Every place

Every place, in and near Plaisance

Museum6

Société historique Louis-Joseph-Papineau

Museum · 5 km outside town, to the northeast
Museum7

Chocomotive - Chocolate Making Économusée

Museum · 4.8 km outside town, to the northeast

The 2 inside Plaisance come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Plaisance → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Plaisance →

Big names nearby

For a day out

MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park23 km southwest
ZooParc Omega14 km northeast
Theme parkCalypso Park36 km southMuseumVintage Wings of Canada38 km southwest

Places well known beyond Plaisance (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada or Sépaq property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Common questions about Plaisance

Does Plaisance have a museum?

The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Plaisance include Société historique Louis-Joseph-Papineau and Chocomotive - Chocolate Making Économusée.

Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Plaisance?

Yes, Sépaq and Parks Canada: the By kind chart above says which places, all within 5 km of Plaisance.

What are the best-known days out near Plaisance?

Within 40 km: Parc Omega (14 km), Calypso Park (36 km), Vintage Wings of Canada (38 km).

How is this list made?

Museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers are merged into one list. A historic building needs a sign it welcomes visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Each place is put in the town’s 2021 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).