The term regional county municipality or RCM ( French : municipalité régionale de comté, MRC ) is used in Quebec , Canada to refer to one of 87 county -like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality .
14-521: Argenteuil is a regional county municipality located in the Laurentides region of Quebec , Canada. Its seat is Lachute . In 1682, Charles-Joseph d'Ailleboust was granted by Louis de Buade de Frontenac , Governor General of New France , a domain of 186 square kilometres (72 sq mi) of land. This fiefdom was bounded by the Ottawa River to the south, a line through the center of
28-591: A regional county municipality ( French : territoires équivalents à une MRC ), is a territorial unit used by Statistics Canada and the Institut de la statistique du Québec . Quebec is divided into 87 regional county municipalities (RCMs), equivalent to counties in other jurisdictions. However, the RCMs do not cover the entire territory, since major cities are outside any RCM ( French : hors MRC ). To ensure complete territorial coverage for certain purposes, such as
42-609: A supralocal type of regional municipality , and act as the local municipality in unorganized territories within their borders. The system of regional county municipalities was introduced beginning in 1979 to replace the historic counties of Quebec . In most cases, the territory of an RCM corresponds to that of a census division ; however, there are a few exceptions. Some local municipalities are outside any regional county municipality ( hors MRC ). This includes some municipalities within urban agglomerations and also some aboriginal lands, such as Indian reserves that are enclaves within
56-458: A unique five-digit geographical code. The first two digits are the code of the census division in which the municipality is located. For a list of all municipalities in Quebec together with their legal status , geographical code and date of incorporation, see List of the official municipalities of Québec , Institut de la Statistique du Québec (ISQ). The ISQ includes the six Indian settlements in
70-560: Is divided into 98 CDs, each of which is assigned a unique two-digit geographical code. For the most part, Census Divisions consist of a single RCM or TE (territory equivalent to an RCM), exactly as defined above. The only exceptions are five census divisions divided into 11 RCMs or TEs, two or three each. For a list, see List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec used as census divisions . All local municipalities, equivalent Aboriginal territories, Indian settlements and unorganized territories in Quebec are assigned
84-418: Is usually elected by and from the council by secret ballot. Universal suffrage may also be used. The warden's term is two years when elected by council or four years when elected by universal suffrage. A MRC must: RCMs, in their definition as political units, do not cover the entire territory of Quebec. The local municipalities of Quebec (and equivalent Aboriginal territories) not belonging to an RCM fall into
98-779: The center of the town of Lachute. Five years later, Sir John Johnson , a Loyalist from New York who had resettled in Canada after the American Revolution , bought the rest of the Argenteuil Seigneury. He built a sawmill and gave land for churches, helping to attract new settlers to Argenteuil. In 1854, the Parliament of the Province of Canada abolished the seigneurial system, and the County of Argenteuil
112-654: The conquest of New France by the British in 1759 during the Seven Years' War , the British implemented their laws, but maintained certain French seigneurial rights. In 1796, Jedediah Lane, from Jericho, Vermont , bought from Major Murray several thousand acres of land on both sides of the North River ( Rivière du Nord ), where Lachute is today. In 1809, Thomas Barron bought the land of the territory that would become
126-513: The following categories: For provincial statistical purposes, the Institut de la Statistique du Québec uses the following system so that the entire territory of Quebec is divided into 104 units known as municipalités régionales de comté géographiques (MRCG) "geographical regional county municipalities". Indian reserves which would, but for their status as Indian reserves, belong to a certain RCM in
140-543: The hamlet of Carillon in the west and Clear Lake ( Lac Clair ) to the north. Since Ailleboust already owned a house in Argenteuil near Paris, he called his domain Argenteuil Seigneury. In 1697, the Lord of Ailleboust and his wife Catherine Le Gardeur sold their seigneury to their son Pierre d'Ailleboust d'Argenteuil. Subsequently over the years, the fiefdom was held by Pierre-Louis Panet , and then by Major Murray. After
154-577: The list, whereas the Répertoire des municipalités of the Ministère des Affaires municipales et régionales does not list them as separate from the legal municipalities or unorganized territories in which they are located. Both sources include all other types of Aboriginal communities. Territory equivalent to a regional county municipality An equivalent territory ( French : territoire équivalent ), formally known as territory equivalent to
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#1732780948087168-463: The political sense are included in the geographical RCM corresponding to that RCM. There are 86 MRCGs of this kind, one for each RCM. The rest of the province is grouped into 16 " territories equivalent to an RCM " (French: territoires équivalents à une MRC or territoires équivalents , abbreviated TÉ ), which are also considered to be MRCGs. This is done as follows. Census divisions (CDs) are used for statistical purposes by Statistics Canada. Quebec
182-454: The territory of an RCM but not juridically part of it. Where complete territorial coverage is desired, for example for the census, the Indian reserve enclaves are added in to create "geographical RCMs", and the urban agglomerations are considered to be "territories equivalent to an RCM". The council of a RCM is composed of the mayors of the member municipalities as well as the warden. The warden
196-554: Was created the following year. In January 1983, the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality succeeded the County of Argenteuil. There are 9 subdivisions within the RCM: Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: Regional county municipality Regional county municipalities are
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