L'Assomption

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L'Assomption (Template:IPA) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the L'Assomption River. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption. It is located on the outer fringes of the Montreal urban area.

Most of the economy depends on the agricultural industries of the surrounding plains. It is also the cultural centre of the region.

History

In 1647, the L'Assomption Seignory was granted to Pierre Legardeur de Repentigny, named after the river already named such since the seventeenth century. Between 1640 and 1700, a settlement formed inside a large horseshoe-shaped meander of the L'Assomption River. Amerindians had already been visiting this site since ancient times and called it Outaragasipi meaning winding river, in reference to the river's course. They would drag their canoes across the peninsula as a short-cut for the meander, and therefore the settlement was first called Le Portage.<ref name="toponymie">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1717, the parish was formed, known thereafter as Saint-Pierre-du-Portage-de-l'Assomption and also as Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-du-Portage. In 1766, the village saw an influx of Acadian settlers. Between 1774 and 1888, L'Assomption was the most prosperous and important town between Montreal and Trois-Rivieres.<ref name="toponymie"/>

In 1845, the L'Assomption Municipality was established, abolished in 1847, but reestablished as a parish municipality in 1855. In 1846, the village itself became a separate Village Municipality and obtained town status in 1888.<ref name="toponymie"/>

In 1992, the town and parish municipality were merged again, and on July 1, 2000, the neighbouring Parish Municipality of Saint-Gérard-Majella was amalgamated with Ville de L'Assomption.<ref name="toponymie"/>

In December 2010, the 1,300-worker Electrolux factory announced that it would close, relocating to Memphis, Tennessee.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Communities

• Domaine-Beaudoin-Papin
• Domaine-des-Fleurs
• L'Assomption
• Saint-Gérard-Majella

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Assomption had a population of Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=2021census>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Canada census

Canada Census Mother Tongue – L'Assomption, Quebec<ref name="scpast"/>
Census		Total		Template:Center				Template:Center				Template:Center				Template:Center
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
Template:Center		Template:Center		21,775	Template:Increase 2.4%	93.7%		245	Template:Increase 19.5%	1.1%		165	Template:Increase 43.5%	0.7%		865	Template:Increase 61.7%	3.7%
Template:Center		Template:Center		21,270	Template:Increase 11.0%	95.7%		205	Template:Increase 5.1%	0.9%		115	Template:Increase 15.0%	0.5%		535	Template:Increase 50.7%	2.4%
Template:Center		Template:Center		19,165	Template:Increase 19.0%	96.7%		195	Template:Decrease 2.5%	1.0%		100	Template:Increase 185.7%	0.5%		355	Template:Increase 77.5%	1.8%
Template:Center		Template:Center		16,110	Template:Increase 7.5%	97.4%		200	Template:Increase 8.1%	1.2%		35	Template:Decrease 22.2%	0.2%		200	Template:Increase 53.8%	1.2%
Template:Center		Template:Center		14,980	Template:Increase 37.8%	97.7%		185	Template:Increase 131.2%	1.2%		45	Template:Increase 28.6%	0.3%		130	Template:Increase 160.0%	0.9%
Template:Center		Template:Center		10,870	n/a	98.5%		80	n/a	0.7%		35	n/a	0.3%		50	n/a	0.5%

Education

The Collège de l'Assomption was founded in 1832. The school building has remained on the same site since its creation, making it an official historical site.

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée<ref>"JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE Template:Webarchive." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.</ref>

The Commission scolaire des Affluents is the main school board in the region. It operates many francophone public schools, both at the elementary and high school levels, including:

• Paul-Arseneau High School in l'Assomption
• Armand-Corbeil High School in Terrebonne
• Jean-Baptiste Meilleur High School in Repentigny
• Point-du-Jour Elementary School in l'Assomption

The city is also home to the Collège de l'Assomption, a private High School of historical renown,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> as well as the Cégep Régional de Lanaudière in l'Assomption.

See also

• List of cities in Quebec