Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines | |
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City | |
Location within Thérèse-De Blainville RCM. |
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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 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Laurentides |
RCM | Thérèse-De Blainville |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Guy Charbonneau |
• Federal riding | Mirabel |
• Prov. riding | Blainville |
Area | |
• Total | 94.40 km2 (36.45 sq mi) |
• Land | 92.81 km2 (35.83 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 14,990 |
• 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.
The city houses the Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Complex of the Correctional Service of Canada, which includes the Regional Reception Centre (multi-level security), housing Special Handling Unit (SHU), Canada's highest-security unit; Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Institution (maximum security),; and the Regional Mental Health Centre (multi). It also houses the Archambault Institution.
This city is also known for having a lot of sugar shacks (cabanes à sucre) (maple syrup products).
The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is the English school district.