Montreal Urban Community
| Montreal Urban Community | |
|---|---|
| Dissolved Region | |
|
Downtown Montreal seen from Mont Royal | |
 The MUC at the time of its dissolution | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Established | 1970 |
| Dissolved | 2001 into the megacity |
| Area | |
| • Total | 185.94 km2 (71.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,039,534 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| Address | 11171, boul. Métropolitain Est, Montréal-Est, H1C 2B8 |
| Website | http://www.cum.qc.ca |
The Montreal Urban Community (MUC) (Communauté Urbaine de Montréal — CUM) was a regional government in Quebec, Canada, that covered all municipalities located on the Island of Montreal and the islands of Ile Dorval and Ile Bizard from January 1970 until the end of December 2001. These municipalities were merged into the megacity of Montreal on January 1, 2002.
History
The supra-municipal level of government provided public transit service and police services. The MUC was first succeeded by Montreal Metropolitan Community (MMC). Since the merger and subsequent demerger, the MUC has been replaced by the Montreal Agglomeration Council. This left the MMC in place, so the Agglomeration Council is a supra-municipal entity between the municipal level and the regional municipal level.
See also
- Reorganization of Montreal
- Metropolitan Toronto, Toronto's former analogue of the MUC.
- Quebec City Urban Community
