Plessisville, just northeast of Victoriaville, was started as a village in 1885 and became a town a century later. It is named for Mgr Joseph Octave Plessis who lived 1763-1825 and was the 11th bishop of Quebec, and its first archbishop in 1818. The parish municipality of Plessiville was established in 1946 when the township municipalities of Somerset-Sud and Somerset-Nord merged. The town is in the middle of Quebec’s maple sugar forests, and calls itself the “Maple Sugar Capital of the World”.
Plessisville Attractions
Musée de l’Érable (Maple Museum)
1280, avenue Trudelle
Plessisville (Québec), G6L 3k4
(819) 362-9292, Fax: (819) 362-8155, Toll free: 1 800 ERABLE Z (372-2530),
Plessisville, just northeast of Victoriaville, was started as a village in 1885 and became a town a century later. It is named for Mgr Joseph Octave Plessis who lived 1763-1825 and was the 11th bishop of Quebec, and its first archbishop in 1818. The parish municipality of Plessisville was established in 1946 when the township municipalities of Somerset-Sud and Somerset-Nord merged. The town is in the middle of Quebec’s maple sugar forests, and calls itself the “Maple Sugar Capital of the World”. Open: June 24 to September 1, daily, 10 am to 5 pm.; September 2 to June 23, daily, 9 am to 5 pm. Off season: Saturdays or Sundays (reservations required for groups of 10 or more)
Citadelle
2100, avenue Saint-Laurent
Plessisville (Québec),G6L 2Y8
(819) 362-3241, Fax: (819) 362-2830
Citadelle is a province-wide cooperative representing more than 2400 maple syrup producers/members. Its pure maple products are sold in more than 35 countries worldwide. A complete range of products and original packaging is available. Serve a little something for the sweet tooth all year long! Open: Year round, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Festival de l’érable de Plessisville (Maple Festival)
Plessisville Area : Centre-du-Québec
(819) 621-5285, Fax: (819) 362-1749
Runs annually at the beginning of May. A rich program of cultural and recreational activities, centred around the annual Spring harvest of maple sap to make maple syrup and maple sugar.