Country Canada RCM None Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area 486.8 km² Province Québec | Constituted January 1, 1971 Postal code(s) J7J, J7N Local time Monday 5:41 PM Population 41,957 (2011) | |
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Mirabel is an off-island suburb of Montreal, located Southern Quebec.
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Map of Mirabel, QC, Canada
Mirabel is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Mirabel. Its geographical code is 74. Prior to 2002, Mirabel was not only a city but also comprised the Mirabel Regional County Municipality.
The city is home to Montréal-Mirabel International Airport.
History
Mirabel was formed through the expropriation of private lands and the merger of 8 municipalities in 1971. The former municipalities were (with their individual founding dates in brackets): Saint-Augustin (1855); Saint-Benoît (1855); Saint-Hermas (1855); Saint-Janvier-de-Blainville (1855); Sainte-Scholastique (1855); Saint-Canut (1857); Sainte-Monique (1872), and Saint-Janvier-de-la-Croix (1959). Initially called Ville de Sainte-Scholastique but renamed Mirabel in 1973, the city was planned to become a vast transportation and industrial hub for Eastern Canada with Montréal-Mirabel International Airport at its centre.
The airport, which opened in 1975, never became a major aviation hub and the industrial parks never materialized, and in 2004¡ the airport closed to all passenger traffic.
In 2000, about 10 square kilometres of Mirabel's territory was annexed by Lachute.
Economy
When Nolisair (Nationair) was in existence, its headquarters were in the Nationair Building on the property of Montréal-Mirabel International Airport.
Bombardier Aerospace produces the CRJ700, CRJ900 & CRJ1000 regional jetliners and will begin production of the Bombardier CSeries in late 2015 at the Montreal-Mirabel International Airport. Bell Helicopters also has its major manufacturing & final assembly plant at the airport.
Education
The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles serves the following parts of Mirabel: Saint-Augustin, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Scholastique and a portion of Domaine-Vert.
The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates Francophone public schools in other parts of Mirabel. They include:
Secondary schools:
Primary schools:
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools in the area around Mirabel. Schools serving Mirabel include: