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DeutschMirabel is a suburb of Montreal, located in the Laurentians region of Quebec. It is famous for its airport, which no longer receives passenger flights, but also its motor sports and agritourism.
Understand
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Mirabel is the largest municipality in the Montreal metropolitan area, and is due to the merger of several municipalities in the 1970s during the construction of the Montreal-Mirabel International Airport. Mostly agricultural, the city's population is spread across different village centers and its urban areas consist of several neighbouring municipalities which overflow into its territory.
In 2026, Mirabel trademarked itself as the international maple capital (Capitale internationale de l’Érable). The town produces 8.8 million pounds of maple syrup per year, and has 30 sugar shacks and maple syrup boutiques. However, another Quebec town, Plessisville in Centre-du-Québec, made an earlier claim of being the maple capital of the world (Capitale mondiale de l’Érable).
Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, which opened in 1975, never became a major aviation hub and the industrial parks never materialized, and in 2004, the airport closed to all scheduled commercial passenger traffic. It continues to operate as a cargo airport and handles a few charter passenger flights.
Sectors and villages
[edit | edit source]The main sectors of Mirabel are:
- 1 Domaine-Vert Nord
- 2 Domaine-Vert Sud
- 3 Mirabel-en-Haut
- 4 Petit Saint-Charles
- 5 Saint-Augustin
- 6 Saint-Antoine
- 7 Saint-Benoît
- 8 Saint-Canut
- 9 Saint-Hermas
- 10 Saint-Janvier
- 11 Saint Jerusalem
- 12 Sainte-Monique
- 13 Sainte-Scholastique
Get in
[edit | edit source]By plane
[edit | edit source]- Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. Also known to locals as Dorval Airport, it is in the West Island area of Montreal. Public transport from the airport to Mirabel is very limited.
- 1 Montreal–Mirabel International Airport. A cargo airport that handles a few charter passenger flights.
By train
[edit | edit source]- 2 Mirabel station, 18341 Rue Victor. The Mirabel EXO station in Saint-Janvier is located on line 12 running between serving Montreal and Saint-Jérôme.
By car
[edit | edit source]Mirabel is north of Montreal on Autoroute 15. Autoroute 50 connects Mirabel with Gatineau.
Get around
[edit | edit source]Mirabel is largely rural with small urban clusters, so a private car is recommended.
See
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[edit | edit source]- 1 Bois de Belle-Rivière Regional Park (Parc régional du Bois de Belle-Rivière), 9009 rue Arthur-Sauvé, ☏ +1 450-258-4924. All-season educational forest park. Main activities include hiking, swimming, sledding (in winter), ice rink (in winter), pond fishing, and picnic shelter rentals.
- 2 Du Domaine Vert Park (Parc du Domaine Vert), 10423 Montée Marianne, ☏ +1 450-435-6510. This municipal park has 5.9 km of hiking trails, 10.9 km of hybrid bike trails, 18 km of mountain bike trails, a children's playground, outdoor pool, a volleyball court, and picnic areas (propane BBQs only allowed).
- 3 SRA Karting, 12800 Bd Henri Fabre, ☏ +1 514-312-1711, [email protected]. Karting track.
- 4 ICAR Complex - Motorsports, 12800 Bd Henri Fabre, ☏ +1 514-955-4227, [email protected]. Motorsports training, pro/amateur racing, classic cars, 14-turn circuit and autocross.
Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Premium Outlets Montréal, 19001 Chemin Notre Dame (A-15 exit 28), ☏ +1 450-710-1750. M-F 10:00-21:00, Sa 09:00-17:00, Su 10:00-17:00.
Eat
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[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]- 1 Auberge Belazur, 9975 Rue de Belle Rivière, ☏ +1 450-258-3354.
- 2 Motel au P'tit Sapin, 16033 Bd du Curé-Labelle, ☏ +1 450-432-4691. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 11:00.
Connect
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[edit | edit source]| Routes through Mirabel |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts ← Saint-Jérôme ← | N   S | → Blainville → Montreal |
| Gatineau ← Lachute ← | W  E | → Ends at  |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts ← Saint-Jérôme ← | N  S | → Blainville → Montreal |
| Gatineau ← Lachute ← | W  E | → Jct W  E → Laval |
| END ← Lachute ← | W  E | → Saint-Jérôme → Berthierville |
| END ← Saint-Jérôme ← | N  S | → Laval → Downtown Montreal |