L'Assomption Regional County Municipality
L'Assomption | |
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Regional county municipality | |
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Coordinates: 45°48′N 73°26′W / 45.800°N 73.433°WCoordinates: 45°48′N 73°26′W / 45.800°N 73.433°W[1] | |
Country |
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Province |
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Region | Lanaudière |
Effective | January 1, 1983 |
County seat | L'Assomption |
Government[2] | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Chantal Deschamps |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 285.40 km2 (110.19 sq mi) |
• Land | 255.71 km2 (98.73 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 119,840 |
• Density | 468.7/km2 (1,214/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006–2011 |
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• Dwellings | 49,153 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website |
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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:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – L'Assomption Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile | |||
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2011 | 2006 | ||
Population: | 119,840 (+9.3% from 2006) | 109,636 (+5.4% from 2001) | |
Land area: | 255.71 km2 (98.73 sq mi) | 257.56 km2 (99.44 sq mi) | |
Population density: | 468.7/km2 (1,214/sq mi) | 425.7/km2 (1,103/sq mi) | |
Median age: | 41.7 (M: 40.6, F: 42.6) | 40.8 (M: 40.1, F: 41.4) | |
Total private dwellings: | 49,153 | 43,460 | |
Median household income: | $64,821 | $61,043 | |
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] earlier[5] |
Historical Census Data - L'Assomption Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - L'Assomption Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
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% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 141087 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- 1 2 3 Geographic code 600 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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