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
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 45°39′N 74°05′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
Effective	1985[1]
Dissolved	2001
County seat	Mirabel
Government
• Type	Prefecture
Area [1][2]
• Total	489 km2 (189 sq mi)
• Land	485.41 km2 (187.42 sq mi)
Population  (2001)[2]
• Total	27,330
• Density	56.3/km2 (146/sq mi)
• Change (1996–2001)	20.8%
• Dwellings	10,067
Time zone	UTC−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.

See also

• Municipal history of Quebec

References