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Living in L'Assomption

In L'Assomption, unemployment is 5.1% (2021).

Foreign-born residents accounted for 6.2% of the population in 2021. Walking accounted for 3.5% of commutes in 2021. 13.6% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021. Monthly mean temperatures were −10.9°C in January and 20.7°C in July.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population23,442people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, L'Assomption (Census subdivision 2460028)
Median gross salary3,290EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada
Average rent852.6EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01
Unemployment rate5.1%country median 8.4% — 39% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population
Recorded crime3,641incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025
PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³country median 3.6 — 65% aboveOfficial source · cdn.who.int

Lower unemployment than 90% of Canadian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 91% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 85% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to L'Assomption?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
L'Assomption recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50
Mobile plan, 10 GB€24
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited49.79 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Bell Fibe 500 home internet1Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.27 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Public Mobile 50GB plan9Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent13.6 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18Official
Dwellings9,369 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official
Main residence dwellings9,206 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)964.5 EUR/month31 Oct 2023CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 20235Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)852.6 EUR/month31 Dec 2025CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-014Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is L'Assomption a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%
Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 27–49%
Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–65%
Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–71%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 5.1% in May 2021.

What is the typical salary in L'Assomption?

The median gross salary is about 3,290 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

  • Median gross salary: 3,290 EUR/month · Statistics Canada12
  • Median gross salary (regional): 2,527 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca20

What is the unemployment rate in L'Assomption?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in L'Assomption is 5.1%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate64.7 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Median gross salary3,290 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Statistics Canada12Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,527 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca20Official
Unemployment rate5.1 %country median 8.4%11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18Official

What does a salary buy in L'Assomption?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

L'Assomption median gross pay: €3,290 (Statistics Canada, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,623of €2,550 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,550
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 · 2025-12-31− €853
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30− €24
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,623
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in L'Assomption Salary needed to live in L'Assomption

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to L'Assomption. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

Government of Canada

Job SearchMigrant Support

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in L'Assomption. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is L'Assomption?

Police recorded 3,641 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 20258

Recorded crime across major citiesL'Assomption highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with L'Assomption highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894
Edmonton7,108
Halifax6,020
Vancouver5,438
Calgary4,796
London4,743
Québec4,630
Ottawa4,298
Hamilton4,257
Toronto4,177
Gatineau3,756
Montreal3,674
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,641 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 20258Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Workers commuting by bicycle0.6 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.7 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18Official
Workers walking to work3.5 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18Official
Destinations from nearest airport4 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat6Official
Nearest airportYHU13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official
Distance to nearest airport33.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for L'Assomption. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

English, FrenchFree
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in L'Assomption.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in L'Assomption?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2016) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int3

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in L'Assomption is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³country median 3.631 Dec 2016cdn.who.int3Official
Average daytime high by monthJan -5.9 · Feb -4 · Mar 1.8 · Apr 10.8 · May 19.2 · Jun 24.3 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 21.1 · Oct 13 · Nov 5.4 · Dec -1.9 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — L'ASSOMPTION, 1991-20202Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -16 · Feb -14.8 · Mar -8.3 · Apr 0.1 · May 7.2 · Jun 12.4 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 3.2 · Nov -2.7 · Dec -10.2 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — L'ASSOMPTION, 1991-20202Official
Average temperature by monthJan -10.9 · Feb -9.4 · Mar -3.2 · Apr 5.5 · May 13.2 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 20.7 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -6.1 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — L'ASSOMPTION, 1991-20202Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 99.2 km² in 2021. Population density was 237.4 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in L'Assomption?

The published population was 23,442 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, L'Assomption (Census subdivision 2460028)16

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 305 is not 5.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area98.74 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
City area99.2 km²2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (L'Assomption, CSD 2460005)15Official
Foreign-resident share5.71 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada13Official
Foreign residents305 people11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.17Official
Population density237.4 people/km²11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.17Official
Population23,442 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, L'Assomption (Census subdivision 2460028)16Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

Population rose 52.0% between 2001 and 2022, from 15,922 to 24,199.

International community in L'Assomption

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data1,320100.0%
Americas55041.7%
Africa46034.8%
Haiti30022.7%
Europe22517.0%
Other places of birth in Africa22016.7%
France1058.0%
Morocco1007.6%
Other places of birth in Americas957.2%
Asia856.4%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the705.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Colombia654.9%
Algeria604.5%
Italy453.4%
United States of America403.0%
Other places of birth in Europe403.0%
Mexico302.3%
Romania201.5%
Lebanon201.5%
Other places of birth in Asia201.5%
Peru151.1%
Portugal100.8%
China100.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data23,020100.0%
Canadian citizens22,71098.7%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over16,91573.5%
Canadian citizens aged under 185,80025.2%
Not Canadian citizens3051.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data23,245100.0%
Single responses22,92098.6%
Official languages22,66597.5%
French22,48096.7%
Multiple responses3251.4%
Non-official languages2601.1%
Non-Indigenous languages2551.1%
English1800.8%
English and French1450.6%
French and non-official language(s)1350.6%
Indo-European languages1100.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italic (Romance) languages950.4%
Spanish800.3%
Creole languages650.3%
Haitian Creole550.2%
Afro-Asiatic languages400.2%
Semitic languages400.2%
Arabic400.2%
English, French and non-official language(s)350.2%
Yue (Cantonese)100.0%
Creole, n.o.s.100.0%
Indo-Iranian languages100.0%
Iranian languages100.0%
Persian languages100.0%
Portuguese100.0%
Niger-Congo languages100.0%
Swahili50.0%
Sign languages50.0%
Quebec Sign Language50.0%
Sino-Tibetan languages50.0%
Chinese languages50.0%
English and non-official language(s)50.0%
Austro-Asiatic languages50.0%
Vietnamese50.0%
Italian50.0%
Romanian50.0%
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad6.2 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population18Official
Households9,205 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Labour force participation rate68.3 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada11Official
Median age40 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada14Official

Alternatives for people set on L'Assomption

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Repentigny as a L'Assomption alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 86,100 Repentigny vs 23,442 L'Assomption+267%
  • Foreign residents: 12.5% Repentigny vs 5.7% L'Assomption+119%
  • Unemployment: 5.9% Repentigny vs 5.1% L'Assomption+16%
  • Nearest airport: 24.3 km Repentigny vs 33.3 km L'Assomption−27%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,442 Repentigny vs €3,290 L'Assomption+5%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,593 Repentigny vs €2,527 L'Assomptionsame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,641 Repentigny vs 3,641 L'Assomptionsame level

Aurora as a L'Assomption alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 518 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 5.7% L'Assomption+544%
  • Unemployment: 11.8% Aurora vs 5.1% L'Assomption+131%
  • Residents: 62,057 Aurora vs 23,442 L'Assomption+165%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €3,290 L'Assomption+32%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,527 L'Assomption+22%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,641 L'Assomptionno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 39.5 km Aurora vs 33.3 km L'Assomption+19%

Cities near L'Assomption

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Repentigny 11.8 km away
Salary
3,442 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Lavaltrie 12.2 km away
Salary
2,985 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Charlemagne 14.0 km away
Salary
2,919 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Varennes 16.9 km away
Salary
3,813 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Joliette 20.5 km away
Salary
2,636 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Saint-Amable 22.3 km away
Salary
3,072 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in L'Assomption?

The published population was 23,442 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, L'Assomption (Census subdivision 2460028).

Is the air quality good in L'Assomption?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2016) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int.

How safe is L'Assomption?

Police recorded 3,641 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025.

What is the typical salary in L'Assomption?

The median gross salary is about 3,290 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in L'Assomption?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around L'Assomption?

The median gross salary is 2,527 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is L'Assomption a good place to live?

L'Assomption may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near L'Assomption?

Repentigny, Lavaltrie, Charlemagne, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Contrecoeur are near L'Assomption. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Americas live in L'Assomption?

The official country of birth distribution records 550 people (41.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). L'Assomption, Canada: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4b8eb6552c7545beddba9fee13fa9005]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/l-assomption/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {L'Assomption, Canada: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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