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La Plaine is an off-island suburb of Montreal, and a formerly incorporated town in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It lies north of Montreal and Laval. 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.

La Plaine
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Coordinates: 45°47′N 73°46′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Seigneurie Des Plaines	1765
Saint-Joachim de La Plaine	1877
La Plaine	1995
Population  (2001)
• Total	15,673
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J7M
Area code(s)	450

History

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 was founded during that time, which was later, in 1920, to be renamed La Plaine.

Population

At the time of the merger in 2001, the population of La Plaine was 15,673.

Recreation

The Forum de La Plaine is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena.

Education

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 secondaire de l'Odyssée

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

• Pinewood Elementary School in Mascouche[1]
• Rosemere High School in Rosemère[2]

References

External links

• History of La Plaine and other sectors of Terrebonne (in French)
• The Canadian Encyclopedia

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