Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec
| Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines | |
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| City | |
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 Location within Thérèse-De Blainville RCM. | |
  Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′N 73°49′W / 45.767°N 73.817°WCoordinates: 45°46′N 73°49′W / 45.767°N 73.817°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Thérèse-De Blainville |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Guy Charbonneau |
| • Federal riding | Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Blainville |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 94.40 km2 (36.45 sq mi) |
| • Land | 92.81 km2 (35.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[3] | |
| • Total | 14,990 [4] |
| • Density | 156.6/km2 (406/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006–2014 |
 11.8% |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0N |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |
 Route 335 |
| Website |
www |
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, 40 km northwest of the city of Montreal in the regional county of Laurentides more precisely in the district of Thérèse-De Blainville. Its population was 14,990 by the census of 2014. [5]
The city houses the Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Complex of the Correctional Service of Canada, which includes the Regional Reception Centre (multi-level security), Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Institution (maximum security),[6] the Regional Mental Health Centre (multi), and the Special Handling Unit (SHU), Canada's highest-security prison.[7]
This city is also known for having a lot of sugar shacks (cabanes à sucre) (maple syrup products).
Education
The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools.[8]
Communities
- Domaine des Cyprès
- Domaine Normandie
- Lac-des-Plaine
- Lepage
- Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
References
- ↑ Reference number 207211 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Geographic code 73035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines census profile
- ↑ http://ville.ste-anne-des-plaines.qc.ca/fr/ville-profil-statistiques.php]
- ↑ http://ville.ste-anne-des-plaines.qc.ca/fr/ville-profil-statistiques.php]
- ↑ Correctional Service of Canada. "Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Institution". Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ↑ Correctional Service of Canada National Facility Directory. Retrieved on: 2011-09-09.
- ↑ "Admission et inscription." 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."
External links
Media related to Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines at Wikimedia Commons
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