city of Mirabel

E90409

city municipality

The city of Mirabel is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, known for its large rural territory and its historical association with the former Montréal–Mirabel International Airport.

Aliases (2)

Mirabel ×48
City of Mirabel ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
airportRole	former site of Montreal's primary international airport →
areaCode	450 → 579 →
areaLand	about 485.1 square kilometres →
areaTotal	about 489.9 square kilometres →
characteristic	large rural territory → low population density compared to its area →
climate	humid continental climate →
contains	Montréal–Mirabel International Airport site →
country	Canada →
demographicsCharacteristic	majority French-speaking population →
economicActivity	aerospace industry → agriculture → logistics and transportation →
elevation	approximately 70 metres above sea level →
formedBy	amalgamation of several former municipalities →
governingBody	Mirabel City Council →
governmentType	city council →
hasHighwayConnection	Autoroute 15 → Autoroute 50 →
hasMayor	Patrick Charbonneau →
hasMunicipalStatus	city →
historicalAssociation	Montréal–Mirabel International Airport →
inception	1971 →
landUse	mix of agricultural, residential, and industrial zones →
locatedIn	Quebec →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Laurentides →
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Greater Montreal →
locatedInRegion	southwestern Quebec →
locatedNear	Montreal →
locatedOnContinent	North America →
namedAfter	Mirabel, a former parish municipality →
nearbyCity	Laval → Saint-Jérôme →
officialLanguage	French →
partOf	Canada → Laurentides administrative region → Province of Quebec →
population	about 61,000 (2021) →
populationDensity	about 126 inhabitants per square kilometre (2021) →
postalCodePrefix	J7N →
subdivisionType	regional county-equivalent city (outside RCM system) →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
transportInfrastructure	cargo and industrial airport facilities at Mirabel →
UTCOffset	−05:00 →
UTCOffsetDST	−04:00 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CYMX ("City of Mirabel") →	locatedIn
Montréal–Mirabel International Airport →	namedAfter