La Plaine, Quebec
Encyclopedia
La Plaine is an off-island suburb of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, and a formerly incorporated town in southwestern Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It lies north of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
. It is now part of the City of Terrebonne
Terrebonne
Terrebonne, meaning good earth in French, is a name of several places in North America:Canada*Terrebonne, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal*Terrebonne , a Quebec provincial electoral districtUnited States...
in the Regional County Municipality of Les Moulins
Les Moulins Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Les Moulins is a regional county municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec.The census division, immediately north of Laval on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles, comprises the municipalities of Terrebonne and Mascouche...
.
History
The city of La Plaine was founded in 1830 on fragments of other cities, namely MascoucheMascouche, Quebec
Mascouche is a suburban city north of Montreal in southern Quebec, Canada. The city is located on the Mascouche River and has a population of 33,764, ranking 30th among Quebec municipalities.The current mayor is Richard Marcotte.- Infrastructure :...
, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville. The population estimate for the city in 2011 was 13,700, up from 13,001 in the 2006 census...
, Saint-Lin and Terrebonne
Terrebonne
Terrebonne, meaning good earth in French, is a name of several places in North America:Canada*Terrebonne, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal*Terrebonne , a Quebec provincial electoral districtUnited States...
. 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.