L'Assomption
| L'Assomption | |||
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 Aerial view of L'Assomption |
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| Location in Quebec | |||
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Lanaudière | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | L'Assomption | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 50 ′ N , 73 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 10 m | ||
| Area : | 98.9 km² | ||
| Residents : | 20,065 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 202.9 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 60028 | ||
| Postal code : | J5W | ||
| Area code : | +1 450 | ||
| Mayor : | Jean-Claude Gingras | ||
| Website : | www.ville.lassomption.qc.ca | ||
 Located in the MRC L'Assomption |
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L'Assomption is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec . It is located in the administrative region of Lanaudière , about 35 km north of Montreal . The administrative seat of the regional county municipality (municipalité régionale du comté) L'Assomption has an area of 98.90 km² and has 20,065 inhabitants (2011).
geography
L'Assomption is located on the Rivière L'Assomption , a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River . The city center is almost completely surrounded by a bend in the river. The terrain is largely flat and a small part of it is forested. Neighboring parishes are Crabtree in the north, Saint-Paul in the northeast, Lavaltrie in the east, Saint-Sulpice in the southeast, Repentigny in the south, the town of L'Épiphanie and the parish of L'Épiphanie in the west and Sainte-Marie-Salomé in the northwest.
history
The place is named after the Catholic holiday of the Assumption of Mary (French: Assomption de Marie ). In 1647, Pierre Legardeur de Repentigny was assigned the Seigneurie L'Assomption, but it was not until 1717 that the first French colonists settled here. In 1724 the Sulpizian Pierre Lesueur founded the parish of Saint-Pierre-du-Portage, which was later named L'Assomption. Numerous Academic refugees moved here around 1760 .
From the early 19th century onwards, several industrial companies emerged. The establishment of the Collège de l'Assomption in 1832 also contributed to the upswing. Two communities of the same name emerged: in 1846 one for the area within the river bend, in 1855 one for the rural part. The former received city rights in 1888. In 1992 the two communities merged and in 2000 the neighboring Saint-Gérard-Majella was incorporated.
population
According to the 2011 census, L'Assomption had 20,065 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 202.9 inh / km². 96.5% of the population stated French as their main language, the share of English was 1.0%. 0.5% described themselves as bilingual (French and English), other languages and multiple answers accounted for 2.0%. Only French spoke 67.8%. In 2001, 94.0% of the population were Roman Catholic , 1.6% Protestant and 3.8% non-denominational.
traffic
The main roads 339, 341, 343 and 344 run through the city. A few kilometers to the southeast runs the Autoroute 40 , one of the most important highways in Québec. There is a train station southwest of the city center on the VIA Rail route Montreal - Jonquière . Several CRT Lanaudière bus routes connect the city with surrounding communities and with Montreal .
sons and daughters of the town
- Émile Gour (1893-1970), Canadian singer and choir director
Web links
- Official website of L'Assomption (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ L'Assomption. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed on May 10, 2012 (French).
- ↑ a b L'histoire. City of L'Assomption, accessed January 23, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the municipality of L'Assomption. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed January 23, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the municipality of L'Assomption. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed January 23, 2014 (French).