Maker
Carole Lavigne, artiste peintre
PlaisanceA Plaisance painter inspired by nature, shown in Québec and across Canada.
Clinic & CLSC · Plaisance
Résidence Le Monarque
Non-profit palliative care home offering free end-of-life care to people from La Petite-Nation and their families. It also runs a weekly day centre for patients still living at home.
ServicesCommunity
Good to know
- Services
- Free palliative care, 6 beds, psychological and spiritual support, bereavement follow-up, day centre for palliative patients living at home and their caregivers
- Admission
- Request filled out by a health professional (doctor, nurse, social worker)
- Languages
- French, English
- Area served
- MRC de Papineau and part of Gatineau
Nearby
Heritage
Chutes du Moulin and North Nation Mills
PlaisanceFalls of more than 35 metres on the Petite Nation and, all around them, traces of North Nation Mills, the mill village that kicked off the region's…
Attraction
Peuples des rivières (art public)
PlaisanceSeven works from 2017 at the Dollard-des-Ormeaux picnic area and on the town hall facade, including an osprey by Mustapha Chadid.
Café
Café d'la rivière
PlaisancePanini, homemade soup and smoked meat, right across from the folk art centre.
Service
Municipalité de Plaisance
PlaisanceMunicipal office on rue Principale, open Monday to Thursday.
Museum
Quebec Folk Art Centre
PlaisanceSelf-taught makers from all over Quebec who turned wood, fabric, metal and everyday junk into art. Moving sculptures, larger-than-life characters…
Events in Plaisance
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Plaisance
PlaisanceJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedSaint-Jean in Plaisance. The town posts the lineup on its Facebook page.
Festival
Plaisance Clay Festival
PlaisanceMid-September, one weekend · 2027 dates to be announcedAround twenty ceramics, pottery and glass booths inside the national park, with demos and workshops. Free admission.
Fair
Plaisance Fall Fair
PlaisanceOctober 23–25, 2026A new fall fair, first held in 2026: growers, makers, farming, exhibits, shows and a karaoke night. Three days celebrating Plaisance's…