a City. Creation of the Town of Mont-Gabriel from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Sauveur and the Parish of Sainte-Adèle. The Parish of Saint-Léonard-de-Port-Maurice became the Town of Anjou. 25 February: The Township of Settrington became the Parish of Saint-Hilarion. 11 August: The United Townships of Casgrain-et-Leverrier became the Municipality of Saint-Adalbert. 18 August: The Township of Arago became the Municipality of Saint-Marcel. 15 September: The Township of Shawenegan became the Parish of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan. 10 November: The Parish of Saint-Ours-du-Saint-Esprit changed its name to Saint-Esprit. 15 December: The Municipality of Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring became the Parish of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce. The Parish of L’Assomption-de-la-Sainte-Vierge became the Municipality of Les Éboulements. 19 December: The Town of Farnham became a City. 29 December: The Town of Roberval became a City. 1957 1 January: Creation of the Municipality of Aguanish. Creation of the Municipality of Petite-Vallée from territories taken from the Township of Cloridorme. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Faustin-Sud from territories taken from the Municipality of Saint-Faustin. Creatiion of the Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite. Creation of the Village of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil from territories taken from the Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil. Creation of the Village of Saint-Théophile from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Théophile-de-la-Beauce. Creation of the Village of Sainte-Marie from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford. Creation of the Parish of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies and the Parish of Saint-Charles-Borromée-Sud from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Charles-Borrommée-du-Village-d’Industrie. 5 January: The Municipality of Saint-Ours became a Parish. 21 January: The Village of Rock Island became a Town. 31 January: Creation of the Town of Candiac from territories taken from the Village of Delson and the Parish of Saint-Constant. The Parish of Repentigny became a Town. 9 February: The Parish of Saint-Étienne-de-Murray-Bay became the Municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-la-Malbaie. The Parish of Saint-Joseph-de-la-Beauce changed its name to Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce. 16 February: The Municipality of Wickham-Ouest changed its name to Wickham. 21 February: The Municipality of Sainte-Rose became the Town of Fabreville. The Village of Delson became a Town. The Parish of Saint-Clément is annexed by the City of Beauharnois. 9 March: The Township of Whitton became the Municipality of Nantes. 16 March: The Parish of Saint-Paschal-de-Kamouraska became the Municipality of Saint-Pascal. 23 March: The Parish of Saint-François became the Municipality of Saint-François-de-Beauce. 30 March: The Parish of Saint-Charles-Borromée-Sud became the Municipality of Joliette-Sud. 13 April: The Village of Saint-Raymond became a Town. 18 May: The Parish of Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon became the Municipality of Saint-Étienne.