L'Assomption | |
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| Coordinates: 45°48′N 73°26′W / 45.800°N 73.433°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 | 488.0/km2 (1,264/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2016 |  4.1% |
| • Dwellings | 50,828 |
| 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.
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mamrotwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: L'Assomption, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2019.