Pointe-des-Cascades from territories taken from the Municipality of Vaudreuil and the Parish of Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges. 10 June: The Village of Baie-Saint-Paul became a Town. The Parish of Saint-Alphonse-de-Liguori changed its name to Saint-Liguori. 30 June: The Municipality of Massabielle changed its name to Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes-de-Ham. 12 July: The Village of Shawinigan-Sud became a Town. 15 July: The Village of Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf became the Town of Portneuf. 29 July: The Municipality of Royal-Roussillon-de-Macamic became the Parish of Macamic. 18 November: The Municipality of Partie-Est-du-Canton-de-Stukely-Nord changed its name to Bonsecours. 25 November: The Township of Ely-Nord became the Municipality of Maricourt. 9 December: The Village of Amqui became a Town. 30 December: The Municipality of Saint-Michel-des-Forges is annexed by the City of Trois-Rivières. The Village of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière became the Town of La Pocatière. The Township of Doncaster became the Municipality of Sainte-Lucie. 1962 1 January: The Parish of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan is annexed by the Village of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan. Creation of the Parish of Saint-Eugène-de-Ladrière from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Fabien. 5 January: The Village of Sutton became a Town. 3 February: The Parish of Saint-Nicolas became a Town. 10 February: The Parish of Saint-Isidore-de-Lauzon changed its name to Saint-Isidore. 21 April: The Village of Deux-Rivières changed its name to Saint-Stanislas. 26 May: The Municipality of Bellerive changes its name to Bellerive-sur-le-Lac. The Municipality of Saint-Dominique-du-Lac changed its name to Saint-Juste-du-Lac. The Municipality of Winslow-Nord changed its name to Saint-Romain. 27 June: The Town of Duvernay became a City. 30 June: The Parish of Saint-David-de-l'Aube-Rivière became the Town of Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière. 6 July: The Town of Isle-Maligne, the Town of Naudville and the Town of Riverbend are annexed by the City of Alma. The Town of Laval-des-Rapides became a City. 21 July: The Township of Ely-Partie-Ouest became the Municipality of Béthanie. 28 July: The Village of Cabano became a Town. 1 September: The Township of Farnham-Ouest became the Municipality of Rainville. 8 September: The Municipality of Beaupré became a Town. 10 November: The Town of Saint-Léonard-de-Port-Maurice changed its name to Saint-Léonard. 24 November: The Town of Saint-Elzéar changed its name to Vimont. The Village of Saint-Césaire became a Town. 22 December: The Village of Ville-Marie became a Town. 1963 2 February: The Town of Beauport became a City. 16 February: The Village of Thurso became a Town. 30 March: The Village of Saint-Hilaire became the Town of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Richelieu. 1 April: Creation of the Town of Matagami. 20