and the Township of Ditton. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu by the merger of the Village of Saint-Denis and the Parish of Saint-Denis. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce by the merger of the Village of Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring and the Parish of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois by the merger of the Village of Saint-Félix-de-Valois and the Parish of Saint-Félix-de-Valois. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton by the merger of the Municipality of Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland and the Township of Clifton-Partie-Est. 31 December: Creation of the Municipality of Ange-Gardien by the merger of the Village of L'Ange-Gardien and the Parish of Saint-Ange-Gardien. Creation of the Municipality of Manseau by the merger of the Village of Manseau and the Parish of Saint-Joseph-de-Blandford. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-François-du-Lac by the merger of the Village and the Parish of Saint-François-du-Lac. The Village of Kingsey Falls is annexed by the Municipality of Kingsey Falls. The Parish of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal is annexed by the City of Causapscal. 1998 Thirty-one municipality modifications were approved in 1998. 7 January: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Anselme by the merger of the Village of Saint-Anselme and the Parish of Saint-Anselme. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Cuthbert by the merger of the Parish of Saint-Cuthbert and the Parish of Saint-Viateur. 31 January: The Municipality of Saint-Gabriel changed its name to Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski. The Parish of Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont became the Municipality of Beaumont. 4 February: Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Jacques by the merger of the Village of Saint-Jacques and the Parish of Saint-Jacques. 25 February: The Municipality of Saint-François-de-Beauce and the Municipality of Saint-François-Ouest are annexed by the City of Beauceville. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Ludger by the merger of the Municipality of Risborough, the Village of Saint-Ludger and the Township of Gayhurst-Partie-Sud-Est. Creation of the Municipality of Upton by the merger of the Village of Upton and the Parish of Saint-Éphrem-d'Upton. 14 March: The Municipality of Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap became a City. 28 March: The Parish of Saint-Mathieu became the Municipality of Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc. 4 April: The Parish of Sainte-Julienne became a Municipality. 28 May: Creation of the Municipality of Rawdon by the merger of the Village of Rawdon and the Township of Rawdon. 3 June: Creation of the Municipality of Fortierville by the merger of the Village of Fortierville and the Parish of Sainte-Philomène-de-Fortierville. 6 June: The Parish of Saint-Laurent (Capitale-Nationale) became the Municipality of Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans. 11 July: The Municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Cléricy