L'Assomption (The Assumption) is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is L'Assomption. L'Assomption is located directly north of the city of Montreal.
L'Assomption | |
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Regional county municipality | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′N 73°26′W[1] | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| Effective | January 1, 1983 |
| County seat | L'Assomption |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Chantal Deschamps |
| Area | |
| • Total | 285.40 km2 (110.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 255.65 km2 (98.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 124,759 |
| • Density | 488.0/km2 (1,264/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2016 | |
| • Dwellings | 50,828 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
It is named for the L'Assomption River, which flows through the region from the north before emptying into the Saint Lawrence River in the south of the region at Repentigny.
There are 5 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 128,087 (+2.7% from 2016) | 124,759 (+4.1% from 2011) | 119,840 (+9.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 255.16 km2 (98.52 sq mi) | 255.65 km2 (98.71 sq mi) | 255.71 km2 (98.73 sq mi) |
| Population density | 502/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | 488.0/km2 (1,264/sq mi) | 468.7/km2 (1,214/sq mi) |
| Median age | 43.2 (M: 42, F: 44) | 42.5 (M: 41.3, F: 43.7) | 41.7 (M: 40.6, F: 42.6) |
| Total private dwellings | 51,575 | 50,828 | 49,153 |
| Median household income | $74,714 | $64,821 |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
123,830 |
113,485 | 91.6% | 1,760 | 1.4% | 595 | 0.56% | 7,990 | 6.5% | |||||||||
2011 |
118,285 |
111,225 | 94.03% | 1,630 | 1.38% | 660 | 0.56% | 4,770 | 4.03% | |||||||||
2006 |
108,815 |
103,700 | 95.30% | 1,340 | 1.23% | 335 | 0.31% | 3,440 | 3.16% | |||||||||
2001 |
103,200 |
100,400 | 97.29% | 1,105 | 1.07% | 235 | 0.23% | 1,460 | 1.41% | |||||||||
1996 |
101,190 |
98,090 | n/a | 96.94% | 1,430 | n/a | 1.41% | 340 | n/a | 0.34% | 1,330 | n/a | 1.31% | |||||
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]
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