| Repentigny | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière (16) |
| RCM or TE | L'Assomption |
| Founded | 1670 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ville |
| • Mayor | Chantal Deschamps |
| • Federal riding | Repentigny |
| • Prov. riding | Masson and L'Assomption |
| Area | |
| • Land | 61.76 km2 (23.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 76,237 |
| • Density | 1,234.5/km2 (3,197.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | J5Y, J5Z, J6A |
| Area code(s) | 450 |
| Website | www.ville.repentigny.qc.ca |
Repentigny is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the province of Quebec, located north of Montreal, on the lower end of the L'Assomption River and on the Saint Lawrence River. Repentigny and Charlemagne are the first towns off the island of Montreal.
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It was founded in 1670 by Jean-Baptiste Le Gardeur, son of Seigneur Pierre Le Gardeur. During the town's first 250 years, Repentigny was only inhabited by a few hundred peasants, or habitants, and was an agricultural community. In 1677, the first population census only shows 30 inhabitants. Its first mayor was Benjamin Moreau 1855.
Repentigny merged with its neighbor city Le Gardeur on June 1, 2002. The city's area grew from 29 to 69 km² and the population grew by 70%.
Repentigny was also the western terminus of the Chemin du Roy, a road that extends eastward towards Quebec City.
According to Statistics Canada 2006 census:[1]
The city's population was 75,112 according to Gazette officielle du Québec (28-12-2005), number 52, decree 1248-2005.
The current mayor is Chantal Deschamps, who was first elected to the position in 1997 and has been re-elected to serve until 2013.
The 2006 census found that, counting single responses only, French was the mother tongue of 94.5% of the population, while English was the mother tongue of 1.4% of the population. The next most common languages were Creole (0.8%), and Spanish and Italian (0.7% each) 38.09% of Repentigny residents can speak both French and English..[2]
| Mother tongue | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| French | 71,560 | 94.49% |
| English | 1,050 | 1.39% |
| English and French | 230 | 0.30% |
| English and a non-official language | 40 | 0.05% |
| French and a non-official language | 180 | 0.24% |
| English, French and a non-official language | 25 | 0.03% |
| Creole | 620 | 0.82% |
| Spanish | 535 | 0.71% |
| Italian | 500 | 0.66% |
| Arabic | 310 | 0.41% |
| Portuguese | 165 | 0.22% |
| Greek | 90 | 0.12% |
| Khmer | 80 | 0.11% |
Single responses: 51.60% of respondents gave a single response of 'Canadian', while a further 17.67% identified with both 'Canadian', and one or more other ancestries. 15.13% of respondents gave a single response of French, 1.86% of respondents gave a single response of Québécois, 1.37% gave a single response of Italian, 1.34% gave a single response of Irish and 1.27% gave a single response of Haitian.
Multiple responses: Counting both single and multiple responses, the most commonly identified ethnocultural ancestries were:
| Canadian | 69.27% |
| French | 32.45% |
| Irish | 4.06% |
| Italian | 3.22% |
| Québécois | 2.54% |
| North American Indian | 2.32% |
| Scottish | 1.60% |
| Haitian | 1.54% |
| English | 1.26% |
| German | 1.24% |
Percentages are calculated as a proportion of the total number of respondents and may total more than 100% due to dual responses.
All ethnocultural ancestries of more than 1% are listed in the table above according to the exact terminology used by Statistics Canada.[3]
Repentigny is the central point for transit in South-Central Lanaudière. Its Centre d'Échange Rive Nord-Est (Northeastern Shore Transit Exchange Centre), administrated by Agence métropolitaine de transport, is the main infrastructure for transit in the region. Unlike a bus terminal, no departures are available from the Centre d'Échange, but transfers from one circuit to the other are possible. 9 of the 10 RTC de la MRC de L'Assomption transit system circuits travel via Centre d'Échange, in addition of the 2 CRTL regional lines. Thus, Repentigny is directly connected to Terrebonne, Charlemagne, L'Assomption, Montreal, Montréal-Est, Saint-Sulpice, Lavaltrie, Lanoraie, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Berthierville, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola, Saint-Paul-d'Industrie, Crabtree, Sainte-Marie-Salomé and Joliette. The city of Repentigny takes part in the L'Assomption MRC public transportation network effort and pan-regional Lanaudière Regional Transport Commission, linking all of the Regional County Municipalities of Lanaudière, even the northmost ones. In addition there is the MRC Les Moulins.[4]
| L'Épiphanie (parish), L'Assomption | Saint-Sulpice | |||
| Mascouche Terrebonne |
Saint Lawrence River / Verchères | |||
| Repentigny | ||||
| Charlemagne | Rivière des Prairies, bridge to Montreal | Saint Lawrence River / Varennes |
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