Le Gardeur was a former

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in southwestern

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, Canada that is now a district of the city of Repentigny. It was merged with Repentigny as part of the 2002

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. It is on the

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in the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption, and connected to

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by Route 138, Autoroute 40, and

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on the

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rail line. The rural parish of Saint-Paul-l'Ermite was established in 1856. The municipality of the same name was created in 1973 over part of the original territory. It changed its name to Le Gardeur five years later. (Pierre Le Gardeur, Sieur de Repentigny, was the region's first feudal lord, under letters-patent granted in 1647 to the Compagnie des cent associés.) The parish and its church are still active. Le Gardeur's main population is concentrated near the L'Assomption River in the southernmost part of the city, bordering the rest of Repentigny, and the

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. The northern part is mostly farmland, and is being developed as a suburban area. This is where the March 2006 announced

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Repentigny-Mascouche Line

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that began service in December 2014 turned off the existing

line onto its own right of way heading towards

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Trivia

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was born on the territory of Saint-Paul-l'Ermite in 1836.

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is named after him.

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, french: Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal. It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language sc ...

operates Anglophone public schools: * Franklin Hill Elementary School in Repentigny *

Rosemere High School Rosemere High School (RHS) of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is a high school located in the town of Rosemère, Québec, Canada. It is housed in a two-story structure with enrollment of approximately 1,200 students. The building is adjacent ...

in RosemereRosemere High School Zone
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. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.

References

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* Communities in Lanaudière Former municipalities in Quebec Repentigny, Quebec 1856 establishments in Canada Populated places disestablished in 2002 {{Quebec-geo-stub