Mirabel Regional County Municipality Explained

Mirabel
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:45.65°N -79°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Laurentides
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:1985
Extinct Title:Dissolved
Extinct Date:2001
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Mirabel
Government Type:Prefecture
Area Total Km2:489
Area Land Km2:485.41
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:27330
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:56.3
Population Blank1 Title:Change (1996–2001)
Population Blank1:20.8%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:10067
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:450

Mirabel was a former regional county municipality whose territory coincided with the city of Mirabel, Quebec. It was established in 1985, whereas the city itself had been constituted in 1971.

It ceased to exist by January 1, 2002, in the midst of the early 2000s municipal reorganization in Quebec. Although the city of Mirabel itself was unaffected, legislation[2] gave newly constituted cities arising from that municipal reorganization the powers of a regional county municipality for the purpose of certain laws, and Mirabel got similar powers. Today, Mirabel is not part of any regional county municipality; for statistical and census purposes, it is considered a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Census profile: Mirabel.
  2. http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=5&file=2000C56F.PDF Bill 170 (year 2000)