Lower-tier municipality (Canada)

In the Canadian Republic, a lower-tier municipality (French: municipalité de palier-inférieur) is a type of single-tier municipality which, unlike an independent municipality, forms part of an upper-tier municipality, most commonly a county. Much like their-single tier and independent counterparts, lower-tier municipalities sometimes double as a capital of a particular cultural concern. Upper-tier municipalities are rarely if ever afforded special status like a capital, as they are instead groupings of lower-tier municipalities.