Plessisville, Quebec (parish)
Plessisville is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. It completely surrounds the city of the same name.
Plessisville | |
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Parish municipality | |
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  Plessisville Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′N 71°45′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | L'Érable |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named for | Joseph-Octave Plessis[1] |
| 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)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,678 |
| • Density | 18.8/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  |
| • Dwellings | 1,059 |
| Postal code(s) | G6L 2Y7 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
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| Website | www.paroisse plessisville.com |
References
- Reference number 49917 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 32045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2432045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
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