La Plaine, Quebec

La Plaine is an off-island suburb of Montreal, and a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It lies north of Montreal and Laval. It is now part of the city of Terrebonne in the Les Moulins Regional County Municipality. It is part of the administrative division of Lanaudière.

Climate
La Plaine has a warm summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) Summers are hot and humid and winters are cold but temperatures above the freezing mark normally occur during the winter months. Temperatures above 30°C (86°F) are somewhat common while Tropical Nights occur normally during summer but not often and temperatures -30°C (-22°F) or below occur in some years. Extreme Highs could go up to 35°C (95°F) and extreme lows could drop to -35°C (-31°F) but thats very rare. Temperatures of -40°C (-40°F) and lower only happened 3 times, February 10, 1951, January 15, 1957 and February 2, 1962. The highest temperature recorded in La Plaine is 37°C (99°F) in August 1, 1975. The lowest temperature ever recorded in La Plaine is -44°C (-47°F) in January 15, 1957. Thunderstorms occur only in the summer months but sometimes can occur in spring.

History
The city of La Plaine was founded in 1830 on fragments of other cities, namely Mascouche, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Saint-Lin–Laurentides and Terrebonne. 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.

A almost total Solar eclipse happened during the Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024

Population
At the time of the merger in 2001, the population of La Plaine was 15,673.

Recreation
The Forum de La Plaine is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena.

Education
The Commission scolaire des Affluents operates the following French public schools in this area:
 * École primaire de l'Orée-des-Bois
 * École primaire du Boisé
 * École primaire Saint-Joachim
 * École primaire du geai-bleu
 * École secondaire de l'Odyssée

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
 * Pinewood Elementary School in Mascouche
 * Rosemère High School in Rosemère