or letters patent approved under the Cities and Towns Act between September 1, 1979 and May 7, 1996 inclusive are subject to the Cities and Towns Act. Village municipalities In Quebec, a village (French: village) is an "[r]ural agglomeration characterized by a more or less concentrated habitat, possessing essential services and offering a form of community life", while a village parish municipality (French: municipalité de village) is the "[t]erritory of a village erected into a municipality." The Municipal Code of Quebec applies to all village municipalities in Quebec. Quebec has 43 village municipalities that had a cumulative population of 45,931 in the 2021 Census of Population. Quebec's largest village municipality is Val-David with a population of 5,558, while Kingsbury is province's smallest village municipality with a population of 142. Quebec's largest and smallest village municipalities by area are Baie-Trinité and Lac-Poulin with land areas of and . Parish municipalities A parish (French: paroisse) in Quebec is an "[e]cclesiastical district where the jurisdiction of a minister of religion (priest, pastor, etc.) is exercised", while a parish municipality (French: municipalité de paroisse) is the "[t]erritory of a parish erected into a municipality." The Municipal Code of Quebec applies to all parish municipalities in Quebec. Quebec has 135 parish municipalities that had a cumulative population of 140,794 in the 2021 Census of Population. Quebec's largest and smallest parish municipalities Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel and Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente with populations of 6,121 and 0. Quebec's largest and smallest parish municipalities by land area are Saint-Alexis-des-Monts and Notre-Dame-des-Anges with and . Township municipalities In Quebec, a township (French: canton) is an "[t]erritorial unit of a system of division of space, generally rectangular in shape, used for the freehold concession of public lands", while a township municipality (French: municipalité de canton) is the "[t]erritory or part of territory of a township established as a municipality." The Municipal Code of Quebec applies to all township municipalities in Quebec. Quebec has 42 township municipalities that had a cumulative population of 48,124 and in the 2021 Census of Population. Quebec's largest and smallest township municipalities by population are Shefford and Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est with populations of 7,253 and 170. Quebec's largest and smallest township municipalities by area are Nédélec and Bedford with land areas of and . United township municipalities A united township municipality (French: municipalité de cantons unis) in Quebec is the "[t]erritory of two or more neighbo[u]ring townships erected into a municipality." The Municipal