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The local municipality () is the lowest unit of local government in Quebec, Canada and is distinguished from the higher-level
regional county municipality The term regional county municipality or RCM (, , MRC) is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality. Regional county municipalit ...
, or RCM, a municipal government at the supralocal level. Eight municipalities are further subdivided into
boroughs A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...
. There are also eleven agglomerations grouping a number of municipalities and exercising some of the powers that would be exercised by a municipality elsewhere in Quebec. With the exception of some Aboriginal communities, municipalities are governed by the ''Towns and Cities Act'' and the ''Municipal Code of Québec''.


See also

* List of municipalities in Quebec * List of communities in Quebec * Classification of municipalities in Quebec * Municipal history of Quebec * Municipal reorganization in Quebec * List of boroughs in Quebec * Administrative divisions of Quebec * Kativik Regional Government


References

* {{Quebec-poli-stub