Repentigny () is an off-island suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located

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of the city on the lower end of the

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 th ...

, and on the

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. Repentigny and

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were the first towns off the eastern tip of the

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. Repentigny is part of the Lanaudière region.

History

It was founded in 1670 by

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, son of Seigneur

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. 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 neighbouring city of 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 The Chemin du Roy (; French for "King's Highway" or "King's Road") is a historic road along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. The road begins in Repentigny and extends almost eastward towards Quebec City, its eastern terminus ...

'', a road that extends eastward towards

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Repentigny had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. 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

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, 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: ''Percentages are calculated as a proportion of the total number of respondents and may total more than 100% due to dual responses.
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Transit

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

Réseau de transport métropolitain Exo, officially known as Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM; en, Metropolitan Transportation Network), is a public transport system in Greater Montreal, including the Island of Montreal, Laval (Île Jésus), and communities along both t ...

, 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 RTCR de la MRC de L'Assomption transit system circuits travel via Centre d'Échange, in addition to the 2 CRTL regional lines. Thus, Repentigny is directly connected to

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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. ...

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, Montréal-Est, Saint-Sulpice,

Lavaltrie Lavaltrie is a city located within the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the southern part of the region of Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada, northeast of Montreal outside the suburban sprawl of the North Shore (i.e., the suburbs located north ...

Lanoraie Lanoraie is a town in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality. History When Jacques Cartier passed through in the 16th century, the Iroquois had already established themselves in the area, calli ...

, 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 Joliette is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of Greate ...

. 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. Repentigny is connected to Montreal's Central Station by commuter rail via the

Repentigny Station Repentigny station is a commuter rail station operated by Exo in Repentigny, Quebec, Canada, a suburb north of Montreal. It is served by the Mascouche line. The station possesses a single side platform, although two rails pass through it; the ...

Mascouche Line Mascouche (also designated exo5, known during planning as Repentigny–Mascouche) is a commuter railway line in Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by Exo, the organization that operates public transport services across this reg ...

Education

The

Commission scolaire des Affluents The Commission scolaire des Affluents is a former francophone school district in the Canadian province of Quebec, headquartered in Repentigny.Home ...

operates Francophone public schools: * Centre de formation professionnelle des Riverains * Centre la Croisée * École secondaire Félix-Leclerc (1992) * École secondaire Jean-Baptiste-Meilleur (1963) * École secondaire Jean-Claude-Crevier (1948) * École secondaire l'Envolée (1955) * École secondaire l'Horizon (1988) * École primaire Alphonse-Desjardins (1951) * École primaire de la Paix (1988) * École primaire des Moissons (1982) * École primaire du Moulin (1986) * École primaire Émile-Nelligan (1971) * École primaire Entramis (1986) * École primaire Henri-Bourassa et Soleil-de-l'Aube (1966) * École primaire Jean-Duceppe (1992) * École primaire Jean-XXIII (1959) * École primaire la Majuscule (1998) * École primaire la Tourterelle (1991) * École primaire le Bourg-Neuf (1989) * École primaire Longpré (1962) * École primaire Louis-Fréchette (1965) * École primaire Louis-Joseph-Huot (1960) * École primaire Marie-Victorin (1961) * École primaire Pie-XII (1961) * École primaire Tournesol (1981) * École primaire Valmont-sur-Parc (2016)

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 school: * Franklin Hill Elementary School in Repentigny (2004)FRANKLIN HILL ELEMENTARY ZONE
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Notable residents

Julie Brosseau Julie Brosseau (born December 29, 1995) is a Quebecoise basketball shooting guard formerly with the Kansas Jayhawks of the Big 12 Conference. Brosseau represented Quebec at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie. Brosseau was Team Quebec's leading sco ...

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player *

Les Cowboys Fringants Les Cowboys Fringants are a Quebec folk rock music group formed in 1995 in Repentigny, Quebec. The French word ''fringant'' can be translated as "dashing", or "frisky". They perform '' Québécois'' néo-trad music (modernized Quebec folk music ...

, a Québécois folk-pop band. *

Marie Deschamps Marie Deschamps, CC (born October 2, 1952) is a former puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. She retired from the court on August 7, 2012. In September 2019, Deschamps was appointed as a member of the National Security and Intelligence R ...

, a Canadian Supreme Court Justice. *

Benoît Hogue Benoît "Benny" Hogue (born October 28, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left wing. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, 35th overall, in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career After playing three seas ...

, a former NHL hockey player *

Samuel Piette Samuel Piette (born 12 November 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Canada national team. Club career Early career Piette began playing socce ...

, a soccer player for

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, a hockey player for the

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* Pascal Leclaire, a former NHL hockey player * Marie-Ève Pelletier, a former professional tennis player. *

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, Pittsburgh Penguins forward. *

Solomon Juneau Solomon Laurent Juneau, or Laurent-Salomon Juneau (August 9, 1793 – November 14, 1856) was a French Canadian fur trader, land speculator, and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was born in Repentigny, Quebec, Canad ...

, founder of

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, the largest city in the US state of Wisconsin * Joseph Juneau, co-founder of Juneau, Alaska *

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, a soccer player for the

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, a soccer player for

Culture

Repentigny is home of many festivities : *Festival de Feu et de Glace (''Festival of Fire and Ice'', a winter fest), January–February. *Festival de spectacles jeune-public de Lanaudière (Youth theatre fest), early July. *Rendez-Vous Estival (''Summer Rendez-Vous'', a theme park with familial activities and rock shows), early August. *Festival Gospel (''Gospel Fest'', International gospel choirs fest), mid-August. *National de Soccer (''Soccer Nationals'', 18- level national soccer event), mid-August. *Internationaux de Tennis junior du Canada Banque Nationale (''National Bank Junior Tennis Internationals of Canada'', the biggest sports event in the city), late August-early September *Fête du Petit-Village (''Little town fest'', cultural rendez-vous in the old Saint-Paul-l'Ermite sector), every 2 autumns. *The

Fête Nationale du Québec Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (french: Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec), also known in English as ''St John the Baptist Day'', is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec and by Fren ...

, la St-Jean, brings many activities, such as shows and performances on stage in L'île Lebel. *Many outdoor shows and movie projections

References

External links

Official website
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