Chambly County was a
county
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of
Quebec
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that existed between 1855
Acte des municipalités et des chemins de 1855
and the early 1980s. The territory of the county today forms part of the Montérégie
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administrative region and the Urban agglomeration of Longueuil
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and the Regional county municipality
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of la Vallée-du-Richelieu
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. The county seat was Longueuil
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.
Municipalities situated within the county
*Boucherville
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Boucherville is part of both the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and Greate ...
*Carignan
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(formerly Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
* Chambly
* Greenfield Park (merged into Longueuil)
*Ville Jacques-Cartier Ville Jacques-Cartier was a city located on the south shore of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was named after the founder of New France, Jacques Cartier. Now a defunct city, its former territory makes up a third of the city of Longueuil and more tha ...
(merged into Longueuil)
* LeMoyne (merged into Longueuil)
*Longueuil
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*Montréal-Sud
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(merged into Longueuil)
*Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
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* Saint-Hubert (merged into Longueuil)
* Saint-Lambert
See also
*List of Quebec counties
Historic counties and territories in Quebec, Canada, followed by their respective county seats are listed below. The list is sorted in alphabetical order by county name, but can also be sorted in alphabetical order by seat.
In terms of interna ...
References
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Chambly
History of Montérégie