changed its name to Cléricy. 2 September: The Village of Baie-de-Shawinigan is annexed by the City of Shawinigan. 5 September: The Parish of Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot became a Municipality. 9 September: Creation of the Municipality of Inverness by the merger of the Village of Inverness and the Township of Inverness. 12 September: Sherbrooke Regional County Municipality changed its name to La Région-Sherbrookoise Regional County Municipality. 26 September: The Township of La Minerve became a Municipality. 10 October: The Municipality of Saint-Paul-du-Nord-Sault-au-Mouton changed its name to Longue-Rive. Division of the Unorganized Territory of Lac-des-Écorces: Annexation in part to Duhamel and of the remainder to the Municipality of Montpellier. 17 October: The Parish of Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu became a Municipality. 4 November: The Parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Montérégie) moved from Rouville Regional County Municipality to La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality. 23 December: The Parish of Saint-Tite is annexed by the City of Saint-Tite. 26 December: The Municipality of Boucher changed its name to Trois-Rives. 30 December: Creation of the Municipality of L'Isle-aux-Allumettes by the merger of the Village of Chapeau, the Townships of L'Isle-aux-Allumettes and L'Isle-aux-Allumettes-Partie-Est. The Parish of Saint-Patrice-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup is annexed by the City of Rivière-du-Loup. The Township of Barford and the Township of Barnston are annexed by the City of Coaticook. The Township of Brompton is annexed by the City of Bromptonville. 1999 Twenty-nine municipality modifications were approved in 1999. 1 January: The Village of Sainte-Agathe-Sud is annexed by the City of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. 6 January: Creation of the City of Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix by the merger of the City of Métabetchouan and the Municipality of Lac-à-la-Croix. 27 January: The Parish of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is annexed by the City of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce. 3 February:. Creation of the Municipality of Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière by the merger of the Village of Sainte-Agathe and the Parish of Sainte-Agathe. The Village of Philipsburg is annexed by the Municipality of Saint-Armand. 6 March: The Parish of Saint-Zénon became a Municipality. 17 March: The Municipality of Shipton is annexed by the City of Danville. 20 March: The Municipality of Saint-Nicéphore became a City. 3 April: The Village of Sainte-Rosalie became a City. 1 May: The Municipality of Paspébiac became a City. 8 May: The Municipality of Prévost became a City. 2 June: Creation of the Municipality of Cascapédia by the merger of the Municipality of Grande-Cascapédia and the Municipality of Saint-Jules. 26 June: The Municipality of Saint-Pierre-de-L'Île-d'Orléans changed (corrected) its name to Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans. 17 July: Pabok Regional County