The municipal history of Quebec started in 1796 with the creation of administrations for Montréal and Quebec City, but was abolished and replaced in September 1847 by a system of county municipalities, whose councillors were elected from the parishes and townships existing therein, with provision for the creation of towns and villages that would be separated from their counties.10–11 Vic. c. 7, Second Part Further reform came into effect in July 1855 for all parts of Lower Canada other than Montreal, Quebec City and Saint-Hyacinthe,18 Vic. c. 100, s. 4 which included provision for the creation of local councils for parishes and townships,18 Vic. c. 100, s. 10 the representation of towns and villages on county councils,18 Vic. c. 100, s. 11 and the formation of towns and villages by order in council upon the recommendation of the relevant county council.18 Vic. c. 100, s. 34 The municipal law of Lower Canada was consolidated into a single Act in 1860.
For more than a century localities changed little. During the 20th century, there were no major reorganizations in the municipal history of Quebec, with the notable exceptions of Montréal (1910), Laval (1965), Bécancour (1965) Gaspé (1971), Mirabel (1971), Percé (1971), Buckingham (1975), Gatineau (1975), La Pêche (1975), Beauport (1976), and La Malbaie (1999).
Municipalities written in bold are on their current form.
Pre-20th century
20th century
1900 8 January: Creation of the Township of Campbell. 13 January: Creation of the United Townships of Woburn-et-Louise from territories taken from the Municipality of Linière.Gazette officielle de Québec, 27 janvier 1900, page 265. 9 March: Creation of the Parish of L’Enfant-Jésus from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Joseph-de-la-Beauce and the Parish of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce.Gazette officielle de Québec, 24 mars 1900, pages 754–755. 10 April: Creation of the Village of Gentilly from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly.Gazette officielle de Québec, 14 avril 1900, pages 901–902. 11 April: The Municipality of Linière is split into the Township of Marlow and the United Townships of Risborough-et-Marlow.Gazette officielle de Québec, 28 avril 1900, page 998. 27 July: Creation of the Village of Inverness from territories taken from the Municipality of Inverness.Gazette officielle de Québec, 4 août 1900, pages 1542–1543. 31 October: Creation of the Parish of Cœur-Très-Pur-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie-de-Plaisance from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Angélique.Gazette officielle de Québec, 10 novembre 1900, pages 2009–2010.
1901 16 January: Creation of the United Townships of Wurtele-Moreau-et-Gravel.Gazette officielle de Québec, 26 janvier 1901, page 245. 21 January: Creation of the Parish of Saint-Louis-de-Pintendre from territories taken from the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire, the Parish of Pointe-Lévi and the Parish of Saint-Henri.Gazette officielle de Québec, 9 mars 1901, pages 704–705. 18 March: Creation of the Parish of Saint-Jacques-de-Parisville from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Jean-Deschaillons.Gazette officielle de Québec, 30 mars 1901, pages 812–814 22 March: Creation of the Parish of Sainte-Germaine-de-l’Anse-aux-Gascons from territories taken from the Municipality of Partie-Est-du-Township-de-Port-Daniel.Gazette officielle de Québec, 25 mai 1901, page 1258. 28 March: Creation of the Municipality of Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley from territories taken from the Township of Hatley.Statuts de la province de Québec, 1 Edward VII, 1901, chapitre 55, pages 349–350. The Village of Grand-Mère became a Town.Statuts de la province de Québec, 1 Edward VII, 1901, chapitre 52, pages 308–341. 18 April: Creation of the Village of Shawinigan-Falls from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Flore and the Township of Shawenegan.Gazette officielle de Québec, 27 avril 1901, pages 1056–1058. 13 July: The Parish of Saint-Jean-Deschaillons is annexed by the Village of Deschaillons.Gazette officielle de Québec, 27 juillet 1901, page 1608. Creation of the Parish of Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham from territories taken from the Township of Grantham.Gazette officielle de Québec, 3 août 1901, pages 1652–1653. 23 July: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-André.Gazette officielle de Québec, 3 août 1901, page 1652. 2 October: Creation of the Village of Villers from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly.Gazette officielle de Québec, 5 octobre 1901, pages 1927–1928. 13 November: Creation of the Village of Daveluyville from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Anne-du-Sault.Gazette officielle de Québec, 23 novembre 1901, pages 2166–2167.
1902 11 January: Creation of the Township of Maddington from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Anne-du-Sault.Gazette officielle de Québec, 25 janvier 1902, pages 243–244. 19 March: Creation of the Village of Saint-Guillaume from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Guillaume.Gazette officielle de Québec, 22 mars 1902, pages 719–720. 26 March: Creation of the Municipality of Anticosti.Statuts de la province de Québec, 2 Edward VII, 1902, chapitre 58, pages 167–168. The Municipality of Saint-Malo is split into the Municipality of Petite-Rivière and the Village of Saint-Malo.Statuts de la province de Québec, 2 Edward VII, 1902, chapitre 57, pages 165–167. The Village of Shawinigan-Falls became a Town.Statuts de la province de Québec, 2 Edward VII, 1902, chapitre 56, pages 135–165. 18 April: Creation of the Village of Montmorency from territories taken from the Municipality of Beauport.Gazette officielle de Québec, 19 avril 1902, pages 876–877 ; Gazette officielle de Québec, 26 avril 1902, pages 883–884. 30 April: Creation of the Village of Contrecoeur from territories taken from the Municipality of Contrecoeur.Gazette officielle de Québec, 3 mai 1902, pages 967–968. 9 May: Creation of the Municipality of Musselyville from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Bonaventure-de-Hamilton and the Township of New Richmond.Gazette officielle de Québec, 7 juin 1902, page 1143. 28 May: Creation of the Village of Labelle from territories taken from the Township of Joly.Gazette officielle de Québec, 7 juin 1902, pages 1128–1129. 10 June: Creation of the Village of Saint-Chrysostome from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome.Gazette officielle de Québec, 14 juin 1902, pages 1201–1203. 12 September: Creation of the United Townships of Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf from territories taken from the Township of Saint-Paul-de-Mille-Vaches.Gazette officielle de Québec, 4 octobre 1902, page 1689. 3 October: Creation of the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix from territories taken from the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours and the Parish of Saint-André-Avellin.Gazette officielle de Québec, 11 octobre 1902, pages 1704–1705. 13 October: The Parish of Côte-Saint-Paul became the Village of Boulevard-Saint-Paul.Gazette de Québec, 18 octobre 1902, pages 1767–1768. 20 October: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Ambroise from territories taken from the Township of Bourget.Gazette officielle de Québec, 25 octobre 1902, page 1786. 22 October: Creation of the Village of Brompton-Falls from territories taken from the Township of Brompton.Gazette officielle de Québec, 25 octobre 1902, pages 1774–1776. 5 December: The Township of Broughton became the Parish of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus.Gazette officielle de Québec, 20 décembre 1902, page 2101. 19 December: Creation of the Village of Laurierville from territories taken from the Township of Somerset-Nord.Gazette officielle de Québec, 20 décembre 1902, pages 2099–2100.
1903 15 January: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Amédée from territories taken from the Municipality of Saint-Michel-de-Mistassini.Gazette officielle de Québec, 21 février 1903, page 444. 22 January: Creation of the Village of Chénéville from territories taken from the United Townships of Hartwell-et-Preston.Gazette officielle de Québec, 24 janvier 1903, pages 247–248. 18 February: Creation of the Village of Hébertville-Station from territories taken from the Municipality of Hébertville.Gazette officielle de Québec, 21 février 1903, pages 463–464. 25 March: Creation of the Village of Massueville from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Aimé.Gazette officielle de Québec, 28 mars 1903, pages 747–748. 25 April: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Herménégilde from territories taken from the Township of Barford and the Township of Hereford.Statuts de la province de Québec, 3 Edward VII, 1903, chapitre 77, pages 624–626. The Village of Arthabaskaville became the Town of Arthabaska.Statuts de la province de Québec, 3 Edward VII, 1903, chapitre 70, pages 562–573. The Village of Brompton-Falls became the Town of Bromptonville.Statuts de la province de Québec, 3 Edward VII, 1903, chapitre 72, pages 596–613. Creation of the Village of Côte-Saint-Luc from territories taken from the Village of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Ouest.Statuts de la province de Québec, 3 Edward VII, 1903, chapitre 75, pages 622–623 The Village of Roberval became a Town.Statuts de la province de Québec, 3 Edward VII, 1903, chapitre 71, pages 573–596. 9 May: Creation of the Township of Pohénégamook. 29 May: Creation of the Village of Andréville from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-André.Gazette officielle de Québec, 30 mai 1903, pages 1046–1047. 29 June: Creation of the Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours-de-Charny from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome.Gazette officielle de Québec, 4 juillet 1903, pages 1171–1172. 1 July: The Village of Dorval became a Town. 12 August: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Edmond from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Benoît-Joseph-Labre.Gazette officielle de Québec, 29 août 1903, pages 1404–1405. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Henri-de-Taillon.Gazette officielle de Québec, 29 août 1903, page 1404. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Léon-le-Grand. 22 October: Creation of the Village of Chesterville from territories taken from the Township of Chester-Ouest.Gazette officielle de Québec, 31 octobre 1903, pages 1632–1633. 4 November: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Firmin from territories taken from the Municipality of Tadoussac.Gazette officielle de Québec, 19 décembre 1903, page 1825. 26 November: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Hubert-de-Spaulding from territories taken from the United Townships of Spaulding and Ditchfield.Gazette officielle de Québec, 3 décembre 1903, page 1770. Creation of the Village of Saint-Denis from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Denis.Gazette officielle de Québec, 28 novembre 1903, pages 1754–1756. 9 December: Creation of the Village of Beloeil from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Mathieu de Beloeil.Gazette officielle de Québec, 19 décembre 1903, pages 1809–1811.
1904 4 January: Creation of the Parish of Saint-Louis from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Maurice.Gazette officielle de Québec, 9 janvier 1904, pages 67–68. 15 January: Creation of the Village of Saint-Pie from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Pie.Gazette officielle de Québec, 6 février 1904, pages 254–255 1 February: Creation of the Township of Turgeon. 5 February: Creation of the United Townships Laverlochère-et-Baby from territories taken from the Township of Duhamel and other unorganized territories.Gazette officielle de Québec, 27 février 1904, page 456. 19 February: Creation of the Township of Lussier.Gazette officielle de Québec, 5 mars 1904, pages 499–500. 23 February: Creation of the Village of Campbell's Bay from territories taken from the Township of Litchfield.Gazette officielle de Québec, 27 février 1904, pages 471–472. 1 March: The Township of Tessier became the Parish of Saint-Luc.Gazette officielle de Québec, 12 mars 1904, page 518.