Creation of the Municipality of Dixville by the merger of the Municipality of Saint-Mathieu-de-Dixville and the Village of Dixville. Creation of the Municipality of Hatley by the merger of the Village of Hatley and the Township of Hatley-Partie-Ouest. 7 October: Annexation of the Unorganized Territory of Roulier to the Township of Nédélec. 11 October: Creation of the Municipality of Dudswell by the merger of the Village of Bishopton, the Village of Marbleton and the Township of Dudswell. The Village of Saint-Wenceslas is annexed by the Municipality of Saint-Wenceslas. 8 November: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Guillaume by the merger of the Village of Saint-Guillaume and the Parish of Saint-Guillaume. 29 November: Creation of the Municipality of Rigaud by the merger of the City of Rigaud and the Parish of Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud. 9 December: Annexation of the Unorganized Territories of Lac-Marcotte and Lac-au-Sorcier to the Parish of Saint-Alexis-des-Monts. 13 December: The Municipality of Saint-Guillaume-de Granada is annexed by the City of Rouyn-Noranda. 1996 Twenty-one municipality modifications were approved in 1996. 3 January: Creation of the City of Pont-Rouge by the merger of the Municipality of Sainte-Jeanne-de-Pont-Rouge and the Village of Pont-Rouge. The Municipality of Rivière-du-Gouffre and the Parish of Baie-Saint-Paul are annexed by the City of Baie-Saint-Paul. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carré by the merger of the Municipality of Saint-Faustin and the Village of Lac-Carré. Creation of the Municipality of Sainte-Monique by the merger of the Village of Sainte-Monique and the Parish of Sainte-Monique. 10 January: Creation of the Municipality of Sainte-Félicité by the merger of the Village of Sainte-Félicité and the Parish of Sainte-Félicité. 16 March: The Parish of Saint-Jude became a Municipality. 8 May: The Municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-Saint-Laurent changed its name to Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent. The Cree Village of Fort-Rupert changed its name to Waskaganish. The Cree Village of Mistassini changed its name to Mistissini. The Cree Village of Poste-de-la-Baleine changed its name to Whapmagoostui. The Naskapi Village Municipality of Schefferville was renamed to Kawawachikamach. 25 May: The Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes-de-Ham changed its name to Notre-Dame-de-Ham. 8 June: The Parish of Saint-Octave-de-Dosquet became the Municipality of Dosquet. 12 June: The Municipality of Saint-Méthode is annexed by the City of Saint-Félicien. The City of Bromptonville moved from Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality to Sherbrooke Regional County Municipality. The Township of Brompton moved from Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality to Sherbrooke Regional County Municipality. 6 July: Annexation of the Unorganized Territories of Lac-Mingo