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Also known as Repentigny, Québec, Repentigny, QC

Repentigny () is an off-island suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located north of the city on the lower end of the L'Assomption River, and on the Saint Lawrence River. Repentigny and Charlemagne were the first towns off the eastern tip of the Island of Montreal. Repentigny is part of the Lanaudière region.

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Repentigny
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Ville de Repentigny
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City
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Rue Notre-Dame - Repentigny (vue aérienne).jpg
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Aerial view of Repentigny
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125px
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100x90px
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Location within L'Assomption RCM
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Canada Central Quebec
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left
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Location in central Quebec
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Demonym
Repentignoise
Population
87980
Area
61.23
Image
Repentigny - Vue aérienne (1).jpg
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postal code
J6A
Commons category
Repentigny, Quebec
inception
1722-00-00
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Repentigny () is an off-island suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located north of the city on the lower end of the L'Assomption River, and on the Saint Lawrence River. Repentigny and Charlemagne were the first towns off the eastern tip of the Island of Montreal. Repentigny is part of the Lanaudière region.

==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 in 1855.

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