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L'Assomption (electoral District)
L'Assomption is a city in Quebec, Canada. L'Assomption may also refer to: * L'Assomption Regional County Municipality in Quebec * L'Assomption (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec * L'Assomption (federal electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Quebec * Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm, a former federal electoral district in Quebec * L'Assomption River, a river in Quebec * L'Assomption station, a former railway station in Quebec See also * Assomption (Montreal Metro), a station on the Montreal Metro (subway) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Assomption
L'Assomption () 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. In 1717, the parish was formed, known th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Assomption Regional County Municipality
L'Assomption () is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is L'Assomption, Quebec, 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, Quebec, Repentigny. Subdivisions There are 5 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (4) * Charlemagne, Quebec, Charlemagne * L'Assomption, Quebec, L'Assomption * L'Épiphanie, Quebec (city), L'Épiphanie * Repentigny, Quebec, Repentigny ;Parishes (1) * Saint-Sulpice, Quebec, Saint-Sulpice Demographics Population Language Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: * Autoroutes ** ** * Principal Highways ** * Secondary Highways ** ** ** * External Routes ** None ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Assomption (provincial Electoral District)
L'Assomption () is a provincial electoral district in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It includes the city of L'Assomption, Quebec, L'Assomption and part of the city of Repentigny, Quebec, Repentigny, as well as a few other municipalities. It was created for the 1867 Quebec general election, 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it lost Saint-Sulpice, Quebec, Saint-Sulpice and part of the city of Repentigny, Quebec, Repentigny to the newly created Repentigny (provincial electoral district), Repentigny electoral district, but it gained Charlemagne, Quebec, Charlemagne and a different part of the city of Repentigny from Masson (provincial electoral district), Masson; it also gained the L'Épiphanie, Quebec (city), city of L'Épiphan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Assomption (federal Electoral District)
L'Assomption was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act, 1867, ''British North America Act'', 1867. It was amalgamated into the L'Assomption—Montcalm electoral district in 1914. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Member of Parliament, members of Parliament: Election results By-election: On Mr. Hurteau being unseated on petition, 24 November 1874 By-election: On Mr. Gauthier being unseated, 3 March 1888 By-election: On election being declared void, 6 February 1892 By-election: On Mr. Laurier's death, 28 December 1906 See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada References External linksRiding history from the Library of Parliament {{coord missing, Quebec Former federal elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm
Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm () was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Joliette (federal electoral district), Joliette and L'Assomption—Montcalm ridings. It was initially defined to consist of: * the county of Joliette including the city of Joliette; * the county of L'Assomption; and * the county of Montcalm, except the township of Archambault. In 1947, it was redefined to consist of: * the county of Joliette (except the township of Gouin), and the city of Joliette; * the county of L'Assomption and the towns of L'Assomption and Laurentides; *the county of Montcalm, except the townships of Brunet, Nantel and Pérodeau and the township of Archambault. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Berthier (federal electoral district), Berthier, Joliette (federal electoral district), Joliette, Labell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Assomption River
The Assomption River (in French ''Rivière l'Assomption'' , named after the Assumption of Mary) is the most important waterway in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. It is over long, and has a drainage basin (watershed) of . Its source is the Mont Tremblant massif. Seven significant rivers flow into the Assomption (de la Boule, Versailles, Noire, la Chaloupe, Ouareau, Saint-Esprit, and Achigan) before it flows into the Rivière des Prairies at Repentigny, Quebec. About 150,000 people live in the drainage area of this river. Geography The L'Assomption River watershed overlaps two natural environments, the Laurentian Mountains and the St-Lawrence lowlands, which cover about a third of the watershed area. Its relief is a uniform plain with some hills—from —dominated by agricultural lands. The texture of the soil is rather fine and rests on an impermeable Argillite, argillaceous (clay) base. The Laurentian Mountains form part of the Canadian Shield. They are separated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Assomption Station
L'Assomption station is a former Via Rail station in L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada. It is marked only by a signpost and served as an optional stop for two Via Rail routes running from Montreal, Quebec. On July 3, 2017, Via Rail ceased serving Ahuntsic and L'Assomption stations, and began serving Sauvé and Anjou stations instead. Both new stations are commuter rail stations operated by the Réseau de transport métropolitain Exo, stylized as exo and officially known as the (, RTM; ), is a public transport, public transport system in Greater Montreal, including the Island of Montreal, Laval, Quebec, Laval (Île Jésus), and communities along both the North Shore (L ... (RTM). References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Assomption railway station Via Rail stations in Quebec Railway stations in Lanaudière Railway stations in Canada closed in 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
