Saint-Placide

Saint-Placide is a municipality on the shores of Lac des Deux Montagnes in the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, located in the Laurentides administrative region.

It was named in honor of Saint Placide, a 6th-century Benedictine monk.

Saint-Placide covers an area of ​​41.63 km². The town is primarily composed of agricultural fields and forest. The agricultural area covers 37.91 km², while 3.72 km² is urban. The streets, rows, and roads have a linear length of approximately 30 km.

Saint-Placide is divided into several small sectors with the following names: Pointe-aux-Anglais, La Baie, the Épinettes sector, Côte Saint-Jean, Côte Saint-Vincent, Côte Saint-Étienne, the village center, the Concession des Éboulis, and Pointe Masson. Today, more than 90% of the territory of Saint-Placide is dedicated to agriculture.