Fassett

Formerly Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, is a municipality in Quebec (Canada) located in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Papineau, in the administrative region of Outaouais. The 2006 census counted 468 Fassettois there.
The territory of Fassett covers an area of ​​15.5 km2 over a length of 5.2 km on Route 148. The village has two sectors with particular physical characteristics.

The northern sector in the foothills of the Laurentians — therefore on the relief unit of the Canadian Shield — is focused on the conservation and development of the forest. There are steep slopes and rocky massifs. These reliefs are covered with a rich mixed forest dotted with small areas of water where several animal species live including fox, black bear, beaver, white-tailed deer and moose, an asset for the municipality. Although recognized as an agricultural zone, this sector is entirely covered by dense forest and this forest cover represents 20% of the total area of ​​the municipality.

The southern sector, located in the Outaouais plain, has clay soils, particularly suited to large crops. This fringe belonging to the St. Lawrence lowlands; it is a relatively flat area characterized by vast expanses of rolling plains and mainly devoted to agriculture; it is bordered to the south by the Ottawa River and to the northwest by the Saumon River. This protected agricultural zone represents 35% of the territory of the municipality; it lends itself well to intensive large-scale crops and animal breeding. The village core is located in the southwest part of this sector.