Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
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Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval is a city in La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. Its urban area is located in the hollow of the Montmorency River valley, northeast of Quebec City.
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Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | |
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Motto: Dieu ayde | |
Coordinates: 47°00′N 71°12′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
RCM | La Jacques-Cartier |
Settled | c. 1830 |
Constituted | February 11, 1875 |
Government | |
• Mayor | France Fortier |
• Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
• Prov. riding | Montmorency |
Area | |
• Total | 110.40 km2 (42.63 sq mi) |
• Land | 108.42 km2 (41.86 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 8,468 |
• Density | 78.1/km2 (202/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 15.1% |
• Dwellings | 3,343 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | sbdl |
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The city is named in honor of Brigid of Kildare as a recall the irish origin of the first settlers. The name Laval comes from the situation of Sainte-Brigitte in the seigneury of Beaupré, whose first owner was François de Laval, bishop of Quebec.