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.

Subdivisions

There are 5 subdivisions within the RCM:

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - L'Assomption Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 91,537 —     1996 102,188 +11.6% 2001 103,977 +1.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 109,636 +5.4% 2011 119,840 +9.3% 2016 124,759 +4.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - L'Assomption Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		123,830		113,485	2.0%	91.6%		1,760	8.0%	1.4%		595	9.8%	0.56%		7,990	67.5%	6.5%
2011		118,285		111,225	7.3%	94.03%		1,630	21.6%	1.38%		660	97.0%	0.56%		4,770	38.7%	4.03%
2006		108,815		103,700	3.3%	95.30%		1,340	21.3%	1.23%		335	42.6%	0.31%		3,440	135.6%	3.16%
2001		103,200		100,400	2.4%	97.29%		1,105	22.7%	1.07%		235	30.9%	0.23%		1,460	9.8%	1.41%
1996		101,190		98,090	n/a	96.94%		1,430	n/a	1.41%		340	n/a	0.34%		1,330	n/a	1.31%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec