L'Assomption Regional County Municipality
L'Assomption | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| 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 | 255.71 km2 (98.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 119,840 |
| • Density | 468.7/km2 (1,214/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006–2011 |  9.3% |
| • Dwellings | 49,153 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
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.
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.
Subdivisions
There are 6 subdivisions within the RCM:[1]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – L'Assomption Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile
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| Population | 119,840 (+9.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 255.71 km2 (98.73 sq mi) |
| Population density | 468.7/km2 (1,214/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.7 (M: 40.6, F: 42.6) |
| Private dwellings | 49,153 (total) |
| Median household income | $64,821 |
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Language
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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118,285
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111,225 | 7.3%
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94.03% | 1,630 | 21.6%
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1.38% | 660 | 97.0%
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0.56% | 4,770 | 38.7%
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4.03% | |||||
2006
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108,815
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103,700 | 3.3%
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95.30% | 1,340 | 21.3%
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1.23% | 335 | 42.6%
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0.31% | 3,440 | 135.6%
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3.16% | |||||
2001
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103,200
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100,400 | 2.4%
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97.29% | 1,105 |  22.7%
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1.07% | 235 | 30.9%
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0.23% | 1,460 | 9.8%
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1.41% | |||||
1996
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101,190
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98,090 | n/a | 96.94% | 1,430 | n/a | 1.41% | 340 | n/a | 0.34% | 1,330 | n/a | 1.31% | |||||
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 600". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-28. Cite error: The named reference "cp2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141087". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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