L'Assomption Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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L'Assomption (French pronunciation: [lasɔ̃psjɔ̃]) 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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| Coordinates: 45°48′N 73°26′W[1] | |
| 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 | 255.65 km2 (98.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 124,759 |
| • Density | 488/km2 (1,260/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2016 |  4.1% |
| • Dwellings | 50,828 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 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.
Subdivisions
There are 5 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – L'Assomption community profile
| 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: 42.0, F: 44.0) | 42.5 (M: 41.3, F: 43.7) | 41.7 (M: 40.6, F: 42.6) |
| Private dwellings | 52,508 (total) 51,578 (occupied) | 50,828 (total) | 49,153 (total) |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $74,714 | $64,821 |
Language
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
127,440 |
112,740 |  6.54% |
88.46% | 1,855 | 5.4% |
1.45% | 1,090 | 83.2% |
0.86% | 9,765 | 22.22% |
7.67% | |||||
2016 |
123,830 |
113,485 | 2.0% |
91.6% | 1,760 | 8.0% |
1.4% | 595 | 9.8% |
0.56% | 7,990 | 67.5% |
6.5% | |||||
2011 |
118,285 |
111,225 | 7.3% |
94.03% | 1,630 | 21.6% |
1.38% | 660 | 97.0% |
0.56% | 4,770 | 38.7% |
4.03% | |||||
2006 |
108,815 |
103,700 | 3.3% |
95.30% | 1,340 | 21.3% |
1.23% | 335 | 42.6% |
0.31% | 3,440 | 135.6% |
3.16% | |||||
2001 |
103,200 |
100,400 | 2.4% |
97.29% | 1,105 | 22.7% |
1.07% | 235 | 30.9% |
0.23% | 1,460 | 9.8% |
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% | |||||
