L'Assomption Regional County Municipality
| L'Assomption | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 45°48′N 73°26′W / 45.800°N 73.433°WCoordinates: 45°48′N 73°26′W / 45.800°N 73.433°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| 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 | 255.71 km2 (98.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 119,840 |
| • Density | 468.7/km2 (1,214/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006–2011 |
 9.3% |
| • Dwellings | 49,153 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| 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.
There are 6 subdivisions within the RCM:
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
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