La Plaine, Quebec
La Plaine | |
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 Official La Plaine logo 1983-2001 | |
 Coat of arms | |
  La Plaine La Plaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′N 73°46′W / 45.783°N 73.767°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Seigneurie Des Plaines | 1731 |
| Saint-Joachim de La Plaine | 1922 |
| La Plaine | 1995 |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 15,673 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 450 |
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La Plaine (French pronunciation: [la plɛn]) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, and a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It lies north of Montreal and Laval. Since June 27th, 2001 It is now part of the city of Terrebonne in the Les Moulins Regional County Municipality. It is part of the administrative division of Lanaudière.
History
[edit]The city of La Plaine was founded in 1830 on fragments of other cities, namely Mascouche, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Saint-Lin–Laurentides and Terrebonne. At that time, the lords of Terrebonne and Lachenaie were building the road named "chemin de la Grande Ligne" to join the two cities. It is now called Laurier Boulevard. In 1877, the rail system was developed and stimulated the economic growth. The village of Saint-Joachim de La Plaine was founded during that time, which was later in 1969, to be renamed La Plaine. La Plaine was not a city until June 28th, 1995 when La Plaine received city status, and on June 27th, 2001 La Plaine, Lachenaie and the city of Terrebonne merged to make the new city of Terrebonne
Population
[edit]At the time of the merger in 2001, the population of La Plaine was 15,673.
Climate
[edit]La Plaine has a warm summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm humid summers and cold winters The lowest temperature ever recorded was -44°C (-47°F) on January 15th, 1957 and the highest temperature recorded was 37°C (99°F) on August 1st, 1975
Recreation
[edit]The Forum de La Plaine is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena.
Education
[edit]The Commission scolaire des Affluents operates the following French public schools in this area:
- École primaire de l'Orée-des-Bois
- École primaire du Boisé
- École primaire Saint-Joachim
- École primaire du geai-bleu
- École secondaire de l'Odyssée
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
- Pinewood Elementary School in Mascouche[1]
- Rosemère High School in Rosemère[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Rosemere High School Zone Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
External links
[edit]https://web.archive.org/web/20001012013512fw_/http://ville.laplaine.qc.ca/frame3.htm
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