Urban agglomeration of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
# Urban agglomeration of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine

The Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine, previously more commonly designated as the Agglomeration of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, is an urban agglomeration in Quebec that consists of:

* the municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
* the municipality of Grosse-Île

The English term Magdalen Islands Maritime Community is infrequently used.

## History

As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, the City of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine was created on January 1, 2002 by the merger of the village municipality of Cap-aux-Meules and the municipalities of Fatima, Grande-Entrée, Grosse-Île, Havre-aux-Maisons, L'Étang-du-Nord, L'Île-du-Havre-Aubert. In a 2004 referendum both Cap-aux-Meules and Grosse-Île voted to de-merge, but in the end only Grosse-Île de-merged and became an independent municipality again on January 1, 2006.

However, the legislation governing the de-merger process provided for the creation of a new municipal structure, an urban agglomeration, which would continue to tie de-merged cities to their former partners for the provision of various municipal services. This provision was applied to join the municipalities of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Grosse-Île into an agglomeration.

In 2016, the law Bill 83 allowed the agglomeration to be known under the name of Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine. This name is now generally used.

