Mirabel, Quebec


Mirabel is an off-island suburb of Montreal, located in southern Quebec.
Mirabel is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality and census division 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 : Saint-Augustin ; Saint-Benoît ; Saint-Hermas ; Saint-Janvier-de-Blainville ; Sainte-Scholastique ; Saint-Canut ; Sainte-Monique, and Saint-Janvier-de-la-Croix. 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.

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Economy

produces CRJ700, CRJ900 & CRJ1000 regional jetliners and Airbus A220 at the Montreal-Mirabel International Airport. Bell Helicopters also has its major manufacturing and final assembly plant at the airport.
HydroSerre Mirabel has its headquarters in the town.

Education

Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles

The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles, which operates Francophone public schools, serves the following parts of Mirabel: Saint-Augustin, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Scholastique and a portion of Domaine-Vert.
Other elementary schools serving sections of CCSMI Mirabel: Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption in Blainville and Terre-Soleil in Sainte-Thérèse. Secondary schools serving sections of CSSMI Mirabel: d'Oka in Oka, des Patriotes in Saint-Eustache, Henri-Dunant in Blainville, Jean-Jacques-Rousseau in Boisbriand, and Polyvalente Sainte-Thérèse in Sainte-Thérèse.

Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates Francophone public schools in other parts of Mirabel. They include:
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools in the area around Mirabel.
Secondary schools serving portions of Mirabel include:
Primary schools serving portions of Mirabel include: