Plessisville, Quebec (parish)

For the current city of the same name, see Plessisville, Quebec.

Plessisville (French pronunciation: [plɛsivil]) was a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. It completely surrounded the city of the same name. On 1 January 2024, the parish municipality merged with the city of Plessisville.^[4]

Plessisville
Noire River.
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Plessisville Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°14′N 71°45′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	L'Érable
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named after	Joseph-Octave Plessis[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Alain Dubois
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Arthabaska
Area [2][3]
• 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	4.7%
• Dwellings	1,059
Postal code(s)	G6L 2Y7
Area code	819
Highways	R-116 R-165 R-265 R-267
Website	www.paroisse plessisville.com

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Plessisville had a population of 2,655 living in 1,062 of its 1,091 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 2,663. With a land area of 141.19 km² (54.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.8/km² (48.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]