Repentigny, Quebec
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Repentigny Ville (City) in Québec, located north of Montréal, on the St. Lawrence River. It is the famous hometown of popular néo-trad band Les Cowboys Fringants. Population (2001 census) 54,550
Demographics (according to Statistics Canada 2001 census)
Growth Rate (1996-2001): 1.3%
Total Private Dwellings: 20499
Area: 24.48 sq. km.
Density: 2228 people per sq. km.
Mayor: Chantal Deschamps
Surrounding Municipalities:
Montreal, Quebec
Laval, Quebec
Terrebonne, Quebec
Saint-Sulpice, Quebec
L'Assomption, Quebec
Le Gardeur, Quebec
The city of Repentigny takes part in the L'Assomption MRC public transportation network effort, which serves Repentigny, L'Assomption, Charlemagne, Le Gardeur, and links to Joliette or to Terrebonne.
History
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.
External links
Note: according to the official site, there is no accute accent (é) on the first "e" in the name of Repentigny. This was added by the bad pronunciation that its inhabitants have of their city's name.de:Repentigny fr:Repentigny (Québec) pt:Repentigny