Plaisance
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Plaisance is a French word, meaning pleasantness, derived from the Latin placentia 'acceptable things'.
The name Plaisance may refer to:
Locations in Europe
Locations in the Americas
Locations in Africa
The name Plaisance may refer to:
Locations in Europe
- Neuilly-PlaisanceNeuilly-PlaisanceNeuilly-Plaisance is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-History:*The commune of Neuilly-Plaisance was created on 13 April 1892 by detaching its territory from the commune of Neuilly-sur-Marne....
, in the Seine-Saint-Denis département in France - Plaisance, AveyronPlaisance, AveyronPlaisance is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Population:...
, in the AveyronAveyronAveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790....
département in France - Plaisance, DordognePlaisance, DordognePlaisance is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:...
, in the DordogneDordogneDordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
département in France - Plaisance, GersPlaisance, GersPlaisance is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:...
, in the GersGersThe Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...
département in France - Plaisance, ViennePlaisance, ViennePlaisance is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France....
, in the VienneVienneVienne is the northernmost département of the Poitou-Charentes region of France, named after the river Vienne.- Viennese history :Vienne is one of the original 83 departments, established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou,...
département in France - Plaisance-du-TouchPlaisance-du-TouchPlaisance-du-Touch is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It has a fine church with a notable organ by the Toulouse builder Puget.-Population:-External links:*...
, in the Haute-GaronneHaute-GaronneHaute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...
département in France - PlasenciaPlasenciaPlasencia is a walled market city in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Western Spain. , it had a population of 41,447.Situated on the bank of the Jerte River, Plasencia has a historic quarter that is a consequence of the city's strategic location along the Silver Route, or Ruta de la Plata...
, Spain - PiacenzaPiacenzaPiacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...
, Italy
Locations in the Americas
- Plaisance, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Plaisance, NordPlaisance, NordPlaisance is a municipality in the Plaisance Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti.It has 50,367 inhabitants....
, a town in the Nord Department of Haiti - Plaisance, QuebecPlaisance, QuebecPlaisance is a village located in the Regional County Municipality of Papineau in western Quebec. The village is situated on the Ottawa River near the mouth of the Petite-Nation River, 70 km from Gatineau and 160 km from Montreal on Route 148....
, a village in Western Quebec - Plaisance-du-SudPlaisance-du-SudPlaisance-du-Sud is a municipality in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes Department of Haiti....
, a town in the Nippes Department of Haiti - Plaisance, a town in St. Landry Parish of Louisiana
- Midway PlaisanceMidway PlaisanceThe Midway Plaisance, also known locally as the Midway, is a park on the South Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is one mile long by 220 yards wide and extends along 59th and 60th streets, joining Washington Park at its east end and Jackson Park at its west end. It divides the Hyde Park...
, a park in ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... - Plaisance, a community in GuyanaGuyanaGuyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
Locations in Africa
- Plaisance, Seychelles, an administrative district on the island of Mahé
- Plaisance, Mauritius, the location of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International AirportSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International AirportSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport , known as SSR Airport or previously as Plaisance Airport, is an international airport serving the island country of Mauritius. The airport is located at Plaine Magnien, near Plaisance and southeast of Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius...
in Mauritius.