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L'Assomption Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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L'Assomption | |
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Coordinates: 45°48′N 73°26′W[1] | |
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Province | ![]() |
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) |
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• Dwellings | 50,828 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website | www |
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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.