Mirabel, Quebec
| Mirabel | |
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| City | |
| Ville de Mirabel | |
City hall of Mirabel
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 Location with surrounding municipalities |
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 Mirabel
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| Coordinates: 45°39′N 74°05′W / 45.650°N 74.083°WCoordinates: 45°39′N 74°05′W / 45.650°N 74.083°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | None |
| Constituted | January 1, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean Bouchard |
| • Federal riding | Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Mirabel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 486.80 km2 (187.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 485.59 km2 (187.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 41,957 |
| • Density | 86.4/km2 (224/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 21.2% |
| • Dwellings | 16,374 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J7J, J7N |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-15 A-50
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 Route 117 Route 148 Route 158
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| Website | www |
Mirabel is an off-island suburb of Montreal, located Southern Quebec.
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.
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 and renamed to 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.
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.
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