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
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)
20.8%
  Dwellings
10,067
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450

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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