and Lac-Quentin to the City of Senneterre. 3 August: The Parish of Saint-Philippe became a Municipality. 21 August: Creation of the Municipality of Chénéville by the merger of the Municipality of Vinoy and the Village of Chénéville. 24 August: The City of Bernières-Saint-Nicolas changed its name to Saint-Nicolas. 23 October: The Municipality of Sacré-Coeur-de-Crabtree is annexed by the Municipality of Crabtree. 4 December: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Sylvestre by the merger of the Village of Saint-Sylvestre and the Parish of Saint-Sylvestre. 11 December: Creation of the Municipality of Weedon by the merger of the Village of Weedon-Centre and the Township of Weedon. 14 December: The Village of Pointe-Calumet became a Municipality. The Parish of L'Ascension became a Municipality. 31 December: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Victor by the merger of the Village of Saint-Victor and the Municipality of Saint-Victor-de-Tring. 1997 Fifty-seven municipality modifications were approved in 1997. 2 January: Creation of the City of Neuville by the merger of the Village of Neuville and the Parish of Pointe-aux-Trembles. 29 January: The Municipality of Lac-Dufault is annexed by the City of Rouyn-Noranda. 26 March: Creation of the Municipality of Aston-Jonction by the merger of the Village of Aston-Jonction and the Parish of Saint-Raphaël-Partie-Sud. Creation of the Municipality of Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton by the merger of the Municipality of Saint-Jacques-de-Horton, the Village of Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, the Parish of Sainte-Clothilde-de-Horton. 5 April: The Municipality of Longue-Pointe changed its name to Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan. The Village of Deauville became a Municipality. The Parish of Bellefeuille became a City. 12 April: The Parish of Saint-Urbain-Premier became a Municipality. 30 April: The Municipality of Saint-Malo moved from Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality to Coaticook Regional County Municipality. 3 May: The Municipality of Bonaventure became a City. The Municipality of Contrecoeur became a City. The Municipality of Lac-Saint-Charles became a City. 28 May: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Paul-du-Nord-Sault-au-Mouton by the merger of the Municipality of Saint-Paul-du-Nord and the Village of Sault-au-Mouton. 14 June: The Village of Lafontaine became a City. 28 June: The Parish of Saint-Fidèle-de-Mont-Murray became the Municipality of Saint-Fidèle. 5 July: The Parish of Saint-Alexandre became the Municipality of Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska. The Parish of Saint-Luc became the Municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Matane. The United Townships of Waltham-et-Bryson became the Municipality of Waltham. 19 July: The Municipality of Saint-Norbert-de-Mont-Brun changed its name to Mont-Brun. The Village of Saint-Gédéon became the Municipality of Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce. The Parish of Saint-Bernard-Partie-Sud became the Municipality of Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville.