the City of Rouyn by the merger of the Town of Mercier and the Town of Rouyn. Creation of the Town of Préville from territories taken from the Town of Jacques-Cartier. The Village of Cadillac became a Town. The Village of Saint-Eustache became a Town. 22 March: The Town of Beauharnois became a City. The Town of Noranda became a City. 17 April: The Village of Est-de-Saint-Georges-de-Beauce became the Town of Saint-Georges. 29 May: The Village of Saint-Benoît-Joseph-Labre changed its name to Amqui. 1 June: Creation of the Town of Châteauguay Heights from territories taken from the Town of Châteauguay. Creation of the Municipality of Milan from territories taken from the Municipality of Winslow-Sud, the Township of Hampden, the Township of Lingwick, the Township of Marston and the Township of Whitton. 1 July: Creation of the Municipality of Lanoraie-d'Autray from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie. 18 September: The Village of Almaville changed its name to Shawinigan-Sud. The Village of Saint-Georges-Ouest became a Town. The Parish of Saint-Malachie-de-Frampton changed its name to Saint-Malachie. 13 November: The Township of Bois became the Municipality of Rivière-à-Pierre. 1949 1 January: The Municipality of Clermont became a Village. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Jules from territories taken from the Township of Maria and other unorganized territories. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Médard. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Robert-Bellarmin from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Gédéon and the United Townships of Risborough-et-Marlow. Creation of the Village of Notre-Dame-du-Lac from territories taken from the Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Lac. Creation of the Village of Saint-Maurice-de-Bois-Filion from territories taken from the Municipality of Terrebonne and the Parish of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville. Creation of the Village of Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc. Creation of the Village of Sainte-Rosalie from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Rosalie. Creation of the Parish of Saint-Antoine-des-Laurentides from territories taken from the Municipality of Saint-Jérôme. 26 February: The United Townships of La Reine-et-Desmeloizes became the Municipality of La Reine. 10 March: Creation of the Town of LeMoyne from territories taken from the Town of Jacques-Cartier. Creation of the Village of Fossambault-sur-le-Lac from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Catherine. The Parish of Saint-Foye became the Town of Sainte-Foy. 9 April: The Parish of Tadoussac is closed and dissolved. 23 April: The Parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils became the Municipality of Les Écureuils. 30 April: The Village of Saint-Maurice-de-Bois-Filion changed its name to Bois-des-Filions.