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Laval is a city, a regional county municipality and a region in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the greater Montreal area. It is located on Ile Jesus, across the Rivière des Prairies from Montreal. It also includes the Îles-Laval in the Rivière des Prairies. The city has a population of 330,393 ( Statistics Canada, 1996). Laval also constitutes one of the 17 regions of Quebec.

Laval was named after the first owner of Île Jésus, François de Montmorency-Laval, the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Quebec. It was incorporated in 1965 when the Quebec government merged the 14 municipalities that comprised Laval County:

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Ville de Laval

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North:
Bois-des-Filion , Terrebonne
West:
Rosemere , Broisbriand, Saint-EustacheSaint-Eustache is a city in western Quebec, west of Montreal on the southwestern end of the Riviere des Mille-Iles. Population (2001 census) 40,378. A significant battle of the Patriotes revolt was fought here on December 14, 1837; the Patriotes were defe		 Laval East: Montreal
South: Montreal


Regions of Quebec
Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Bas-Saint-Laurent | Capitale-Nationale | Centre-du-Québec | Chaudière-Appalaches | Côte-Nord | Estrie | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Lanaudière | Laurentides | Laval | Mauricie | Montérégie | Montréal | Nord-du-Québec | Outaouais | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

see also: Regional County Municipalities of Quebec



Cities in Quebec

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Topics: Laval Quebec, Lavallette New Jersey, Laval University...

Lavallette, New JerseyLavallette is a borough located in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 2,665. Geography Lavallette is located at 39°58'7" North, 74°4'18" West (39. 968481, -74. According to the United States Census BureaLavalLaval is the name of: # A city in Quebec near Montreal: see Laval, Quebec # An arciphelago within the limits of the above city: see Iles-Laval # A city in Mayenne, France: see Laval, Mayenne # A city in Isere, France: see Laval, Isere # A university in QuLaval, QuebecLaval is a city, a regional county municipality and a region in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the greater Montreal area. It is located on Ile Jesus, across the Riviere des Prairies from Montreal. It also includes the Iles-Laval in the Riviere des Prairie
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