L'Assomption, Quebec

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 headquarters of the regional county municipality ( municipalité régional du comté ) L' Assomption has an area of ​​98.90 km ² and has 20,065 inhabitants ( 2011).

Geography

L' Assomption is located on the Rivière L' Assomption River, a tributary of the St. Lawrence River. The city center is almost completely surrounded by a loop of the river. The terrain is mostly flat and wooded to a small part. Neighboring municipalities are Crabtree in the north, Saint -Paul in the northeast, Lavaltrie the east, Saint- Sulpice in the southeast, Repentigny to the south, the town of L' Épiphanie and the parish L' Épiphanie in the west and Sainte -Marie- Salomé in the northwest.

History

Is named the place after the Catholic holiday of the Assumption (Fr. Assomption de Marie). 1647 Pierre de Repentigny Legardeur had assigned to receive the Seigneurie L'Assomption, but it was only in 1717, the first French colonists settled here. 1724 founded the Sulpician Pierre Lesueur, the parish of Saint- Pierre- du- Portage, who later received the name of L'Assomption. Around 1760, attracted numerous Acadian refugees here.

Since the early 19th century, several industrial enterprises emerged. Also for the upswing was the founding of the Collège de l' Assomption in the year 1832. There emerged two municipalities same: 1846 for the area within the loop of the river, 1855 for the rural part. The former received its town charter in 1888. 1992, merged the two communities and 2000 the neighboring Saint -Gérard - Majella was incorporated.

Population

According to the 2011 census counted 20,065 inhabitants L' Assomption, which corresponds to a population density of 202.9 inh. / Km ². 96.5 % of the population reported French as the main language, the proportion of English was 1.0 %. As a bilingual ( French and English) is designated 0.5 %, to other languages ​​and multiple responses accounted for 2.0%. Only 67.8 % spoke French. In 2001, 94.0 % of the population were Roman Catholic, 1.6 % Protestant, and 3.8 % non-denominational.

Traffic

Through the city's main roads lead 339, 341, 343 and 344 A few kilometers south-east runs the Autoroute 40, one of the main highways of Quebec. Southwest of the city center is a train station at the VIA Rail route Montreal - Jonquière. Several bus lines of the company CRT Lanaudière connect the city with surrounding communities and with Montreal.