Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t an de plɛn]) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, 40 km northwest of the city of Montreal in the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality, in the region of Laurentides. Its population was 14,990 during the census of 2014.^[5]

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
City
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
Location within Thérèse-De Blainville RCM.
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°46′N 73°49′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Thérèse-De Blainville
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Julie Boivin
• Federal riding	Mirabel
• Prov. riding	Blainville
Area [2][3]
• City	94.40 km2 (36.45 sq mi)
• Land	93.44 km2 (36.08 sq mi)
• Urban [4]	4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• City	15,221
• Density	162.9/km2 (422/sq mi)
• Urban [4]	11,269
• Urban density	2,768.8/km2 (7,171/sq mi)
• Pop 2016–2021	5.5%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J5N
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-335
Website	www.ville.ste-anne-des-plaines.qc.ca

The city has the Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Complex of the Correctional Service of Canada, which includes the Regional Reception Centre (multi-level security), housing Special Handling Unit (SHU), Canada's highest-security unit; Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Institution (maximum security),^[6] and the Regional Mental Health Centre (multi). It also has the Archambault Institution.

Geography

Communities

• Domaine des Cyprès - located along Montee Morel with residents north of rue Robert located within Camping Sainte-Anne. Golf Le Champetre located along east side of Morel.
• Domaine Normandie - located along Boulevard Normandie south of Rang LePage the small community is centred around Lac de Normandie
• Lac des Plaines - located northwest of La Plaine and centred around Lac des Plaines. Homes along the lake are mostly trailers with fixed homes to the north. Large forest area found just north of the community.
• Lepage - centred at Rang Lepage and Highway 335 and located just south of Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines.
• Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines - largest of the communities along Highway 335. Commercial and other critical services provided here.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines had a population of 15,221 living in 5,882 of its 6,005 total private dwellings, a change of 5.5% from its 2016 population of 14,421. With a land area of 93.44 km² (36.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 162.9/km² (421.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

Climate

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines has a warm summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm or hot summers and cold winters the record low is -41°C (-41°F) on January 15, 1957 The highest temperature was 36°C (97°F) on August 1, 1975

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates French-language schools.^[8]

• École primaire de l'Harmonie-Jeunesse^[9]
• École primaire des Moissons^[10]
• École primaire du Bois-Joli^[11]
• École secondaire du Harfang

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates the English-language public schools.^[12]

• Pierre Elliot Trudeau Elementary School in Blainville^[13]
• Rosemère High School in Rosemère^[14]

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 207211". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 73035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. Statistics Canada (2023-03-29). "Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines: 2021 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
4. 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec (Population centre).
5. http://ville.ste-anne-des-plaines.qc.ca/fr/ville-profil-statistiques.php ^{[dead link]}
6. Correctional Service of Canada. "Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Institution". Retrieved 2012-04-30.
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
8. "Admission et inscription Archived 2015-01-31 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles. Retrieved on December 7, 2014. "La Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles (CSSMI) offre ses services aux résidents des municipalités de : Blainville, Boisbriand, Bois-des-Filion, Deux-Montagnes, Lorraine, Mirabel (Saint-Augustin, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Scholastique et secteur du Domaine-Vert), Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Rosemère, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Thérèse, Saint-Eustache, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Saint-Placide et Terrebonne Ouest."
9. "Accueil." École primaire de l'Harmonie-Jeunesse. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
10. "Accueil." École primaire des Moissons. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
11. "Accueil." École primaire Du Bois-Joli. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
12. "Ward #7." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on July 31, 2015.
13. "PIERRE ELLIOT TRUDEAU ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
14. "Rosemere High School Zone Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.

External links

• Media related to Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines at Wikimedia Commons

See also

• Saint Pierre River (Mascouche), a river
• Rivière des Mille Îles, a river