City of Saint-Laurent. 5 April: The Village of Sainte-Marie became a Town. 12 April: The Parish of Saint-Raymond-Nonnat changed its name to Saint-Raymond. 14 June: The Village of Danville became a Town. The United Townships of Carpentier-et-de-Courville became the Municipality of Belcourt. 28 June: The Village of Bois-des-Filions changed its name to Bois-des-Filion. 23 August: The Township of Villeneuve became the Municipality of Val-des-Bois. 6 September: The United Townships of Hartwell-et-Preston became the Parish of Chénéville. 13 September: The Parish of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville became a Town. 20 September: The Township of Chesham became the Municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Bois. 18 October: The Township of Marston-Sud became the Municipality of Piopolis. 22 November: The Township of Aylmer became the Parish of Saint-Sébastien. 29 November: The Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes-de-Ham became the Municipality of Massabielle. 18 December: The Parish of Sainte-Geneviève became the Town of Pierrefonds. 1959 1 January: Creation of the Town of Port-Cartier. Creation of the Municipality of Fatima from territories taken from the Municipality of Étang-du-Nord. Creation of the Municipality of Saint-Janvier-de-la-Croix from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Janvier-de-Blainville. Creation of the Village of Saint-Bernard from territories taken from the Parish of Saint-Bernard. Creation of the Village of Sainte-Germaine-du-Lac-Etchemin from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Germaine-du-Lac-Etchemin. 10 January: The Township of Hocquart became the Municipality of Saint-Cyprien. 31 January: The Parish of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce changed its name to Sainte-Marie. 11 February: Creation of the Town of Lac-Delage from territories taken from the Municipality of Lac-Saint-Charles and the Municipality of Stoneham. The Town of Sainte-Thérèse became a City. The Town of Sept-Îles became a City. The Village of Gaspé became a Town. 5 March: Creation of the Town of Estérel from territories taken from the Parish of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson. The Town of Mackayville became the City of Laflèche. The Town of Montréal-Nord became a City. Creation of the Town of Sainte-Dorothée by the merger of the Village of Sainte-Dorothée and the Parish of Sainte-Dorothée. The Village of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Pierrefonds became the Town of Sainte-Geneviève. 18 April: The United Townships of Spaulding and Ditchfield became the Municipality of Frontenac. 9 May: The Municipality of Saint-Simon-de-Drummond changed its name to Drummondville-Sud. 27 June: The Village of La Pointe-à-Gatineau became the Town of Pointe-Gatineau. 5 December: The Municipality of Saint-Hubert-de-Spaulding changed its name to Audet. 12 December: The Municipality of Havre-Aubert changed its name to Bassin. The Parish of Saint-Valère-de-Bulstrode became the Municipality of Saint-Valère. 1960 1 January: