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.

For the neighbouring city of the same name, see Plessisville, Quebec.
Plessisville
Parish municipality
Noire River.
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Plessisville
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°14′N 71°45′W[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
 4.7%
 • Dwellings
1,059
Postal code(s)
G6L 2Y7
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 116
Route 165
Route 265
Route 267
Websitewww.paroisse
plessisville.com

References
  1. Reference number 49917 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 32045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2432045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.





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