Mirabel Regional County Municipality

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.

Mirabel
Location of Mirabel
Coordinates: 45°39′N 74°05′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLaurentides
Effective1985[1]
Dissolved2001
County seatMirabel
Government
  TypePrefecture
Area
  Total489 km2 (189 sq mi)
  Land485.41 km2 (187.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[2]
  Total27,330
  Density56.3/km2 (146/sq mi)
  Change (1996–2001)
Increase20.8%
  Dwellings
10,067
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code450

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[3] 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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