Laval, Quebec
—  City  —
Ville de Laval
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Unité, progrès, grandeur"  (French) "Unity, Progress, Greatness"
City of Laval
Coordinates: 45°34′N 73°45′W / 45.57, -73.75
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Founded
Established	1965
Government
- City Mayor	Gilles Vaillancourt (since 1989)
Area
- Total	247. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Gilles Vaillancourt (born January 9, 1941) became mayor of the city of Laval Quebec, Canada in 1989 and President of the "Union Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 09 km² (95. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² 4 sq mi)
Elevation	91 m (299 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	368,709 (Ranked 14th)
- Density	1,492. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The table below lists the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population, using data from the Canada 2006 census for Census subdivisions This list Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/km² (3,864. 8/sq mi)
	Metro population est. 2006
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span	Metropolitan Montreal 122 FSAs H7A to H7Y
Area code = 450
Website: www.ville.laval.qc.ca

Laval (help:IPA læˈvæl (help·info)) is a city and a region in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Greater Montreal Area. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Metropolitan Montreal - 122 FSAs Notes No postal codes yet exist that start with H6 Area code 450 is a telephone Area code in the Canadian province of Quebec, encompassing the Off-island suburbs of Montreal (which A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status The province of Quebec, Canada, is officially divided into 17 administrative Regions Traditionally (and non-officially it is divided into around twenty Regions Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Greater Montreal Area is the most populous Metropolitan area in the Canadian Province of Quebec. It is located on Île Jésus, across the Rivière des Prairies from Montreal. Île Jésus ( French for Jesus Island) is an Island in southwestern Quebec, separated from the mainland to the north by the The Rivière des Prairies (literally River of the Meadows, sometimes called the Back River in English is a delta channel of the Ottawa River Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec It also includes the Îles Laval in the Rivière des Prairies. The Îles Laval are an island grouping in the Rivière des Prairies in southwestern Quebec In 2006, the city had a population of 368,709 ^[1], which makes it the third largest city in Quebec. Laval constitutes one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec, whose number is 13, as well as a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) with geographical code 65. Laval is an administrative region of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Laval. The province of Quebec, Canada, is officially divided into 17 administrative Regions Traditionally (and non-officially it is divided into around twenty Regions The term regional county municipality or RCM ( French: municipalité régionale de comté MRC) is used in the Canadian The census geographic units of Canada are the Country subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 3.1 Languages 4 Administration 4.1 Flag, seal and motto 5 Politics 5.1 Municipal elections and mayors 5.2 Federal and provincial 6 Economy 6.1 Industrial Park Centre 6.2 Highway 25 Industrial Park 6.3 Industrial Park East 6.4 Laval Science and High Technology Park 7 Sports 7.1 Sports teams 8 Transportation 8.1 Roads 8.1.1 Highways 8.1.2 Provincial routes 8.1.3 Incidents 8.2 Public transit 8.2.1 Metro 8.2.2 Commuter railway 8.2.3 Buses 9 Education 10 Tourism 11 Regional media outlets 11.1 Radio stations 11.2 Newspapers 11.3 Television networks 12 Famous natives and residents 13 Partner cities 14 Neighbouring municipalities 15 See also 16 References and footnotes 17 External links

History

Laval was originally inhabited by Mohawks before the French arrived. Mohawk ( Kanienkeh, Kanienkehaka or Kanien’Kahake, meaning "People of the Flint" are an indigenous people of North America The first European Settlers were Jesuits in 1636 when they were granted a seigneury there. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order This article is about the medieval system "Manors" redirects here Agriculture first appeared in Laval in 1670. In 1675, François de Montmorency-Laval gained control of the seigneury. François-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval ( 30 April 1623 – 6 May 1708) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of New France In 1702 a parish was founded, and dedicated to Saint-François de Sales. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches Saint-François (before Saint-François-de-Sales) is the second largest Neighbourhood of Laval Quebec, Canada, after Duvernay. The first municipalities on the island were created in 1845, after nearly 200 years of a rural nature. The only built-up area on the island, Sainte-Rose, was incorporated as a village in 1850, and remained as the main community for the remainder of the century. Sainte-Rose is a Neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. Sainte-Rose is delimited on the north by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, on the west by With the dawn of the 20th century came urbanization. Urbanizationn (also spelled urbanisation) is the physical growth of Urban areas into rural or natural land as a result of population in-migration to an existing Laval-des-Rapides became Laval's first city in 1912, followed by L'Abord-à-Plouffe being granted village status three years later. Laval-des-Rapides is a Neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Laval-sur-le-Lac was founded in the same year on its tourist-based economy from Montrealers. Laval-sur-le-Lac is a small Neighbourhood on the western-end part of Laval and was a separate city until the 1965 municipal mergers Laval began to grow throughout the following years, due to its proximity to Montreal that made it an ideal suburb.

To deal with problems caused by urbanization, amalgamations occurred; L'Abord-à-Plouffe amalgamated with Renaud and Saint-Martin creating the city of Chomedey in 1961. The amalgamation turned out to be so successful for the municipalities involved that the Quebec government decided to amalgamate the whole island into a single city of Laval in 1965. Laval was named after the first owner of Île Jésus, François de Montmorency-Laval, the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Quebec. François-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval ( 30 April 1623 – 6 May 1708) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of New France The Archdiocese of Québec (Archidioecesis Quebecensis Archidiocèse de Québec is the oldest Catholic see in the New World north At the time, Laval had a population of 170,000. Laval became a Regional County Municipality in 1980. The term regional county municipality or RCM ( French: municipalité régionale de comté MRC) is used in the Canadian Prior to that, it was the County of Laval. ^[2]

The 14 municipalities, which existed prior to the incorporation of the amalgamated City of Laval on August 6, 1965, were:

Auteuil Chomedey Duvernay Fabreville Îles-Laval

Laval-des-Rapides Laval-Ouest Laval-sur-le-Lac Pont-Viau Sainte-Dorothée

Sainte-Rose Saint-François Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Vimont

Geography

The island is still rural in nature, with most of the urban area in the central region and along the south and west river banks. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Auteuil is a Neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. Auteuil is delimited north-west by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, north-east by Saint-François See also Chomedey (electoral district Chomedey is a Neighbourhood in the southwest of the city of Laval and was a separate Municipality Duvernay is a Neighbourhood in the eastern part of Laval and was a separate city until the 1965 municipal mergers Fabreville is a Neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the 1965 municipal mergers The Îles Laval are an island grouping in the Rivière des Prairies in southwestern Quebec Laval-des-Rapides is a Neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Laval-Ouest is a Neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the 1965 municipal mergers Laval-sur-le-Lac is a small Neighbourhood on the western-end part of Laval and was a separate city until the 1965 municipal mergers Pont-Viau Quebec is a Neighbourhood in the southern part of Laval Quebec, Canada. For the train station see: Sainte-Dorothée (AMT Sainte-Dorothée is a Neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. Sainte-Rose is a Neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. Sainte-Rose is delimited on the north by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, on the west by Saint-François (before Saint-François-de-Sales) is the second largest Neighbourhood of Laval Quebec, Canada, after Duvernay. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a Neighbourhood in the eastern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. Vimont is a Neighbourhood in the centre of Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the 1965 municipal mergers

Laval is bounded on the south by Montreal across the Rivière des Prairies, on the north by MRC des Moulins and by MRC de Thérèse-de-Blainville and on the west by MRC de Deux-Montagnes across the Rivière des Mille Îles. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The Rivière des Prairies (literally River of the Meadows, sometimes called the Back River in English is a delta channel of the Ottawa River Les Moulins is a regional county municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. Thérèse-de-Blainville is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. Deux-Montagnes is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The Rivière des Mille Îles ("River of the Thousand Islands" is a channel of the Ottawa River ( Lake of Two Mountains) in southwestern Quebec

Demographics

Laval Population by year

1971 - 228,010 1976 - 246,240 1981 - 268,335 1986 - 290,791 1991 - 321,937 1996 - 334,882 2001 - 349,896 2006 - 376,845

Laval is the fifth largest suburb in North America after Town of Hempstead, New York; Mississauga, Ontario; Mesa, Arizona and Surrey, British Columbia. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Town of Hempstead is one of the three towns (otherwise known as Civil townships) in Nassau County, New York, United States. Mississauga (ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə) incorporated in 1974 is a City located in the Regional Municipality of Peel Mesa ( "MACE-uh") is a city in Maricopa County, in the U Surrey is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia that lies within the Metro Vancouver

Ethnic Origin	Population	Percent
Canadian	168,090	46. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 1%
French	88,210	24. Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( 2%
Italian	34,500	9. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging 5%
Greek	18,760	5. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions 1%
Irish	15,555	4. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 3%
Haitian	12,250	3. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: 4%
Lebanese	10,725	2. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية 9%
Québécois	8,055	2. A Québécois or Quebecois (pronounced) or in the feminine Québécoise (pronounced) (plural Québécoises) is a native or resident of the 2%
English	7,655	2. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English 1%
Armenian	7,640	2. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large 1%
Portuguese	7,370	2%
Scottish	6,535	1. The Portuguese people (os Portugueses literally the Portuguese) are the Ethnic group or Nation native to the country of Portugal, in the west The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. 8%
First Nations	6,415	1. First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people 8%
German	6,090	1. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 7%
Spanish	5,070	1. 4%
Romanian	3,885	1. The Romanians (dated Rumanians or Roumanians; Romanian: români or historically and today rather seldom and only regional rumâni 1%
Moroccan	3,645	1%

In 2001, the population of Laval was an estimated 343,005, a 3. Most Moroccans are Sunni Muslims of Berber, Arab or mixed Arab-Berber stock 8 percent increase from the earlier census in 1996. Women constitute 51. 44% of the total population. Children under 14 years of age total 18. 6%, while those of retirement age (65 years of age and older) number 13. 2% resulting in a median age of 38. 7 years. ^[3]

In Laval, 15. 48% of the population was born outside of Canada, substantially lower than the national average, many immigrants hailing from the French Caribbean, the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Those of indigenous origin constitute 0. 22%, while those who are visible minorities (non-white/European) number 8. 68%, and are chiefly Black Canadian, Arab, and Hispanic. Black Canadians', Caribbean Canadians, and African Canadians are designations used for people of Black African descent who reside in The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically As with many parts of Quebec, the city is highly Christian (90. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth 71%), particularly Roman Catholic (81. 09%), while Protestant and Orthodox groups constitute the remainder of the population. Religions such as Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and others number less than 5% combined. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices

Languages

Laval is not quite as linguistically diverse as neighbouring Montreal. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The 2006 census found that, counting both single and multiple responses, French was spoken as a mother tongue by 68. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people A first language (also mother tongue, native language, arterial language, or L1) is the language a human being learns from birth 4% of the population, and was spoken most often at home by 73. 8% of Laval residents. ^[4] Counting single responses only, the next most common mother tongues were English (6. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 9%), Italian (4. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. 4%), Greek and Arabic (3. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language 9% each), Spanish (2. 2%) and Armenian (1. The Armenian language (hy հայերեն լեզու hajɛɹɛn lɛzu —, conventional short form) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian 8%). ^[5]

Mother tongue	Population	Percentage
French	242,155	66. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people 41%
English	25,270	6. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 93%
English and French	2,375	0. 65%
French and a non-official language	4,025	1. 10%
English and a non-official language	1,695	0. 46%
English, French and a non-official language	685	0. 19%
Italian	16,025	4. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. 39%
Arabic	14,330	3. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language 93%
Greek	14,070	3. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly 86%
Spanish	8,065	2. 21%
Armenian	6,420	1. The Armenian language (hy հայերեն լեզու hajɛɹɛn lɛzu —, conventional short form) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian 76%
Creole	5,120	1. A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable Language that originates seemingly as a nativized Pidgin. 40%
Portuguese	4,670	1. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. 28%
Romanian	2,970	0. Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance 81%
Vietnamese	1,900	0. Vietnamese ( tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ) formerly known under French colonization as Annamese ( see Annam) 52%
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,415	0. Khmer (ភាសាខ្មែរ or Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. 39%
Chinese languages	1,365	0. 37%

Mother tongue	Population	Percentage
Farsi (Persian)	1,260	0. 35%
Lao	1,035	0. Lao or Laotian (BGN/PCGN phasa lao IPA: pʰaːsaː laːw is a Tonal Language of the Tai-Kadai language family 28%
German	955	0. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. 26%
Russian	935	0. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages 26%
Polish	875	0. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. 24%
Hungarian	785	0. Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. 22%
Panjabi (Punjabi)	775	0. Punjabi (pa ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script pa-PK {{Nastaliq پنجابی}} in Shahmukhi script Pañjābī in Transliteration) is an 21%
Tamil	545	0. Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. 15%
Urdu	485	0. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised 13%
Croatian	430	0. Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring 12%
Turkish	305	0. Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. 08%
Tagalog	190	0. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. 05%
Yiddish	175	0. Yiddish (yi [[wiktייִדיש ייִדיש]] yidish or yi [[wiktאידיש אידיש]] idish, literally "Jewish" is a nonterritorial High 05%
Hebrew	150	0. 04%
Dutch	140	0. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname 04%
Serbian	140	0. Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, 04%
Bengali	125	0. 03%

Administration

Currently the city is divided in six sectors (secteurs in French) which only approximately cover the territories of the former municipalities. They are:

Sector 1 Duvernay Saint-François Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Sector 2 Laval-des-Rapides Pont-Viau Renaud

Sector 3 Chomedey Sector 4 Fabreville Ouest Îles Laval Laval-Ouest Laval-sur-le-Lac Sainte-Dorothée

Sector 5 Fabreville Est Sainte-Rose Sector 6 Vimont Auteuil

The former city of Fabreville was divided among two sectors.

Flag, seal and motto

On a white-yellow background, the emblem of Laval illustrates the modernism of a city in full expansion. An emblem is a pictorial Image, abstract or representational that epitomizes a Concept — e The sign of the city symbolizes the "L" of Laval.

The colours also have a significant meaning :

• Dark red represents usually the affluence and represents here the great economic potential of Laval. Wealth derives from the old English word "weal" which means "well-being
• Blue symbolizes the quality of life and the installation of a human city.

The "L" of Laval is made of cubes that represent the development of Laval.

The letters of the Laval signature are related one to the other to point out the merger of the 14 municipalities of Jesus island in 1965. Île Jésus ( French for Jesus Island) is an Island in southwestern Quebec, separated from the mainland to the north by the

The logo (that is on the flag) has existed since the 1980s and the flag since the 1990s. ^[6]

Politics

Municipal elections and mayors

As of 2008, Gilles Vaillancourt is the mayor of the city of Laval. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Gilles Vaillancourt (born January 9, 1941) became mayor of the city of Laval Quebec, Canada in 1989 and President of the "Union He has been in office since 1989^[7]. Vaillancourt's party, the Parti PRO des Lavallois, was born in 1980. Vaillancourt took over as head of the party just before the 1989 municipal elections^[8].

Past mayors have been :

• Jean-Noël Lavoie (founding mayor), 1965
• Jacques Tétreault, 1965-1973
• Dr. Jacques Tétreault (born 8 April 1929 in Montreal, Québec) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993 Lucien Paiement, 1973-1981
• Claude Lefebvre, 1981-1989

Federal and provincial

See also: Canadian federal election results in Northern Montreal and Laval and Quebec general election, 2007

Politically, Laval is a battleground area between the Quebec nationalist parties (the Bloc Québécois federally and the Parti Québécois provincially) and the federalist parties (the Liberal Party of Canada and the Parti libéral du Québec). Claude Lefebvre (born December 8, 1952 in Montreal) is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Regional Profile The City of Laval has been a battleground between the Liberals and the Bloc Québécois, and either party could win there in this The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the The Bloc Québécois ( BQ) is a federal political party in Canada that defines itself as devoted to both the protection of Quebec's interests on a federal The Parti Québécois ' is a Sovereignist Political party that advocates national sovereignty for the Canadian province of Quebec and The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Quebec Liberal Party, (or PLQ) is a liberal Political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. The only exception is Chomedey in the south, which voted overwhelmingly to not separate in the 1995 Quebec referendum. See also Chomedey (electoral district Chomedey is a Neighbourhood in the southwest of the city of Laval and was a separate Municipality The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second Referendum to ask voters in the Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should The other parts of Laval were narrowly split.

Economy

Laval's diverse economy is centered around the technology, pharmaceutical, industrial and retail sectors. It has many pharmaceutical laboratories but also stone quarries and a persistent agricultural sector. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Long seen as a bedroom community, Laval has diversified its economy, especially in the retail sector, developing numerous shopping malls, warehouses and various retail stores. A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors A warehouse is a commercial Building for Storage of Goods. Warehouses are used by Manufacturers Importers Exporters

The following is a list of the industrial parks in Laval. An industrial estate is an area of land set aside for industrial development. ^[9]

Industrial Park Centre

One of the largest municipal industrial parks in Quebec, the Industrial Park Centre is located in the heart of Laval (corner of St. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Martin West and Blvd. Industriel) and boasts the highest concentration of manufacturing companies in Laval; 1,024 at last count, and 22,378 employees. The park still has 1,300,643 m² of space available. M^2 redirects here For other uses see M². CM2 redirects here

Highway 25 Industrial Park

Inaugurated in 2001, this new industrial municipal space has been a tremendous success, boasting an 80% occupancy rate. Easy to access, the Autoroute 25 Industrial Park is at the crossroads of the metropolitan road network. Autoroute 25 (or A-25, also called Autoroute Louis-H-Lafontaine in Montreal) is an Autoroute in the Lanaudière region of Quebec Laval is studying the possibility of expanding this park in the next few years.

Industrial Park East

This park has reached full maturity with a 100% occupancy rate. Located in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, the Industrial Park East is currently part of a municipal program to revitalize municipal services and public utilities. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a Neighbourhood in the eastern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. Laval is working with a private developer on an expansion project for the park that should be announced in the near future.

Laval Science and High Technology Park

Laval Science and High Technology Park; an internationally renowned science campus that houses the Biotech City and the Information Technology Development Center (ITDC), the Laval Science and High Technology Park is a beacon of the metropolitan economy, located in an environment befitting the best technopolises in the world. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central Nearly 500,000 square meters (5,380,000 sq ft) of space are available for development. Located along Rivière des Prairies and Autoroute 15, the Biotech City spans the entire territory of the Laval Science and High Technology Park and is a unique concept in Canada in that its residents comprise both universities and companies. The Rivière des Prairies (literally River of the Meadows, sometimes called the Back River in English is a delta channel of the Ottawa River Autoroute 15 (also called the Décarie Expressway (English or Autoroute Décarie (French between the Turcot and Décarie Interchanges in Biotechnology is Technology based on Biology, especially when used in Agriculture, Food science, and Medicine.

Sports

Sports teams

Club	Sport	League	Stadium/Arena
Regents	Ice Hockey	Midget AAA	Colisée de Laval
Les Comètes	Women’s soccer	W-League	Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Les Associés	Baseball	Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec	Montmorency Park
Vikings de Laval Nord	Football	Midget AAA	Parc Roi du Nord
Les Bulldogs de Laval	Football	Midget AAA	Parc Cartier
Les Loups de CAL	Football	Juvenile AAA	Parc Roi du Nord
Les Devils de Laval	Junior Football AAA	Quebec Junior Football League	Parc Cartier

See also: Le réseau des sports for detailed coverage. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Colisée de Laval is a 3500-seat multi-purpose Arena in Laval Quebec Canada. History The W-League's inaugural season was in 1995 Originally called the United States Interregional Women's League it later changed its name to the W-League The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard ( CSCR) (sometimes and erroneously called Centre sportif Claude-Robillard) is a multi-purpose Sport facility located Les Associés is Laval's Baseball team in the Ligue de baseball élite du Québec. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a The Quebec Junior Football League operated from 1970 to the present as a successor to the Quebec Juvenile Football League.

Laval was also host-city of the "Jeux du Québec" held in summer 1991.

Transportation

Roads

Highways

• A-25 - Boucherville to Saint-Esprit via Montreal and the A-440 (Laval)
• A-19 (Papineau Highway) - Montreal to Boulevard Dagenais, continues as Route 335 to Bois-des-Filion and beyond
• A-13 (Chomedey Highway) - Montreal to Boisbriand
• A-15 (Laurentian Highway) - New York state to Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
• A-440 (Laval Freeway) - Laval

Provincial routes

• Route 125 - Montreal to Saint-Donat
• Route 148 - Laval to Pembroke, Ontario
• Route 335 - Montreal to the Lanaudière region past Saint-Calixte
• Route 117 - Montreal to Ontario Highway 66 past Rouyn-Noranda

Incidents

• On June 18, 2000, during renovations to the Souvenir Boulevard overpass over Highway 15, the southern section collapsed onto the highway, causing the death of one person. The Greater Montreal Area is the most populous Metropolitan area in the Canadian Province of Quebec. Autoroute 25 (or A-25, also called Autoroute Louis-H-Lafontaine in Montreal) is an Autoroute in the Lanaudière region of Quebec Boucherville is a Town in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. Autoroute 19, also known as Autoroute Papineau (Papineau Highway is an autoroute in Quebec. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Route 335 is a north-south route from Montreal north into the Lanaudière region of Quebec Bois-des-Filion is an off-island suburb of Montreal, located in Quebec, Canada, to the north of Montreal. Autoroute 13 (or A-13, also known as Autoroute Chomedey with sections formerly known as Autoroute Mirabel) is a Freeway in the urban region Boisbriand (also called Flashwood, raw translation of "bois brilliant") is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Autoroute 15 (also called the Décarie Expressway (English or Autoroute Décarie (French between the Turcot and Décarie Interchanges in New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts is a town in the province of Quebec in the Regional county municipality of Les Laurentides, in the Administrative region Autoroute 440 (or A-440, also known as Autoroute Laval) is a provincial superhighway that runs across the city of Laval Quebec from Autoroute 13 Route 125 is a Quebec highway running from Montreal (on Pie IX boulevard near the Olympic Stadium) to Saint-Donat Quebec in the Laurentians. Saint-Donat Quebec may refer to Saint-Donat Laurentides Quebec, in Matawinie Regional County Municipality Saint-Donat Bas-Saint-Laurent Route 148 (formerly Route 8 before 1970 is a major east/west highway on the north shore of the St Pembroke ( 2006 population 13930 CA population 23195 is a City at the confluence of the Muskrat Route 335 is a north-south route from Montreal north into the Lanaudière region of Quebec Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. Route 117 is a provincial highway within the Canadian province of Quebec, running between Montreal and the Quebec/ Ontario border where it Highway 66 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ^[10][11].
• On September 30, 2006, the De la Concorde overpass over Autoroute 19 suddenly collapsed killing five people. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Autoroute 19, also known as Autoroute Papineau (Papineau Highway is an autoroute in Quebec. ^[12] See also: De la Concorde Overpass collapse

Public transit

Metro

• In April 2007, the Montreal Metro was extended to Laval with three stations. On September 30 2006 part of an overpass (65 foot section of a three-lane overpass collapsed in Laval, a suburb of Montreal, on Boulevard de la Concorde running over The Montreal Metro is a Rubber-tired metro system and the main form of Public transportation in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada The long-awaited stations were begun in 2003 and completed in April 2007, two months ahead of the revised schedule, at a cost of $803 million, funded entirely by the Quebec government. Political system British-type parliamentarism based on the Westminster system was introduced in the Province of Lower Canada in 1791 The stations are Cartier, De La Concorde, and Montmorency. Cartier is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal De La Concorde is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal Montmorency is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal The arrival of the subway in Laval was long awaited as it was first promised in the 1960s.

• Public transit users must purchase the $105 TRAM card to access the metro from Laval's three new stations or pay $2. 75 per trip towards Montreal since regular Montreal tickets and the CAM pass are not valid at the three new stations.

• On July 22, 2007, the mayor of Laval, Gilles Vaillancourt, announced his wish to loop the Orange line from Montmorency to Cote-Vertu stations with the addition of six new stations (three in Laval and another three in Montreal). Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Gilles Vaillancourt (born January 9, 1941) became mayor of the city of Laval Quebec, Canada in 1989 and President of the "Union The Orange (Line 2 line is the longest of the four lines of the metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montmorency is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal Côte-Vertu is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal He proposes that Transports Quebec, the provincial transport department, set aside $100M annually to fund the project, which is expected to cost upwards of $1. Transports Québec (or the Ministry of Transportation of Quebec, in French le Ministère des Transports du Québec) is a Quebec government 5 billion [1].

Commuter railway

The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) operates two commuter train lines on the island. The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT or (Metropolitan Transportation Agency is the Umbrella organization that plans integrates and coordinates Public transportation Commuter rail services in the United States, Canada, and Mexico provide Common carrier passenger transportation along railway The Deux-Montagnes and Blainville-Saint-Jerome lines connect Laval to downtown Montreal in as little as 30 minutes. Overview This line links Central Station in downtown Montreal with Deux-Montagnes to the northwest of the Island of Montreal. Overview This line links the Lucien-L'Allier station in downtown Montreal with Saint-Jérôme, on Montreal's North Shore. Including De la Concorde, there are currently five train stations. De La Concorde is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal

Buses

See the Société de transport de Laval page for the public transit system. Société de transport de Laval (STL is the public transit system in the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada. The STL's network consists of 35 regular lines, two rush hour lines, two trainbus lines, three express lines, one community circuit and several taxi lines.

• There are reserved lanes for buses and taxis on Chomedey Blvd between Le Carrefour Blvd and the Des Prairies River (Lachapelle Bridge) and beyond as well as along boulevard des Laurentides between rue Proulx and boulevard Cartier (the reserved lane, in this case for buses only, continues onto the Pont Viau bridge into Montreal until the Terminus Laval at the Henri-Bourassa metro station). A bus lane or bus only lane is a lane on a road restricted to Buses and generally used to speed up public transport otherwise held up by traffic congestions The Rivière des Prairies (literally River of the Meadows, sometimes called the Back River in English is a delta channel of the Ottawa River Lachapelle Bridge, in French Pont Lachapelle, (1930 and 1975 Also known as Cartierville Bridge. Pont Viau (Viau Bridge also called Ahuntsic Bridge (1930 rebuilt 1962 and widened 1993. Henri-Bourassa Terminus Nord, also known as Terminus Laval, is a Bus terminus close to but separate from the Terminus Henri-Bourassa Sud to which it is Henri-Bourassa is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport The Montreal Metro is a Rubber-tired metro system and the main form of Public transportation in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada Most buses that use the reserved lane end their journey at the Cartier metro station. Cartier is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal
• The AMT and the City of Laval have developed a reserved bus and taxi lane on Notre-Dame Boulevard between Vincent Massey Street and Place Alton-Goldbloom and another on De la Concorde Blvd between De l'Avenir and Laval Blvds, as well as between Ampere Ave and Roanne St. These reserved lanes (Notre-Dame and De la Concorde are the same boulevard but change name where they meet under Autoroute 15) opened shortly after October 31, 2007. Autoroute 15 (also called the Décarie Expressway (English or Autoroute Décarie (French between the Turcot and Décarie Interchanges in Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

A Google Map of the subway system, including the three new Laval stations can be viewed at Montreal-Laval Subway Map Mashup.

Blainville-Saint-Jerome Line	Deux-Montagnes Line	Line 2 Orange (Montreal Metro)
Sainte-Rose	Sainte-Dorothée	Montmorency
Vimont	Île-Bigras	De la Concorde
De la Concorde		Cartier

Education

Laval is home to a variety of vocational/technical centres, colleges and universities, including:

College Montmorency CDI College Centre de formation Compétences-2000 Centre de formation en métallurgie de Laval Chomedey Centre Centre de formation horticole de Laval Centre de formation Paul-Émile-Dufresne Herzing College

École hôtelière de Laval École polymécanique de Laval Centre de formation Le Chantier Institut de protection contre les incendies du Québec Université de Montréal (Laval campus) Delta College Université du Québec à Montréal (Laval campus)

The city has two separate school boards, the Commission scolaire de Laval for French-speaking students and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board for English-speaking students

Tourism

Laval's main attractions are:

Centropolis The Cosmodôme Mille-Îles River Park Mondial Choral Loto-Québec The Carrefour Laval shopping centre Commercial directory INFO Laval Website The Recreatheque Moomba Supper Club Armand-Frappier museum Rivière-des-Prairies' hydroelectric plant Old Sainte-Dorothée Old Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Sainte-Rose-de-Lima church Saint-François-de-Sales church Laval Restaurants

Laval Symphony Orchestra Salle André-Mathieu show hall La Maison des Jardins' show hall Centre de la Nature Auteuilloise farm The Cardinal Golf club Red Lite Afterhours Saint-François Golf club Sainte-Rose Golf club The Boisé Papineau park Le Match Cineplex Entertainment LP' Colossus movie theatre Centre Laval shopping centre Sainte-Rose en Blanc

Source: Tourisme Laval ^[13]

Regional media outlets

Radio stations

• CFAV 1570 AM "Radio Boomer"
• CFGL 105.7 FM "Rythme FM"

Newspapers

• Le Courrier Laval - bi-weekly - French
• Courrier Laval - weekly - English edition of Le Courrier Laval
• The Laval News (formerly called The Chomedey News) - bi-weekly - English

Television networks

• Télévision régionale de Laval

Famous natives and residents

• Maurice Richard, ice hockey player
• Josée Chouinard, figure skater
• Michael Bossy, ice hockey player
• Mario Lemieux, ice hockey player
• Alexandre Daigle, ice hockey player
• Pascal Dupuis, ice hockey player
• Hana Gartner, CBC broadcast journalist and host
• Yves P. Pelletier, actor, director, writer, comedian
• Lucien Rivard, criminal
• Martin St. Louis, ice hockey player
• Jose Theodore, ice hockey player
• Alexandre Despatie, Olympic diver
• Donald Audette, ice hockey player
• Annie Bellemare, figure skater
• Carrie Lightbound, kayaker
• Gédéon Ouimet, politician
• Sebastien Lefebvre, guitarist
• Joel Yanofsky, writer and columnist
• Yannick Lupien, swimmer
• Alexandre Dussault. Overview This line links the Lucien-L'Allier station in downtown Montreal with Saint-Jérôme, on Montreal's North Shore. Overview This line links Central Station in downtown Montreal with Deux-Montagnes to the northwest of the Island of Montreal. The Orange (Line 2 line is the longest of the four lines of the metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Sainte-Rose is an commuter train station in Laval, Quebec, Canada on the Blainville-Saint-Jerome Line of the Agence métropolitaine Sainte-Dorothée is a commuter rail station on the AMT Deux-Montagnes Line in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area Montmorency is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal Vimont is an commuter train station in Laval, Quebec, Canada on the Blainville-Saint-Jerome Line of the Agence métropolitaine De La Concorde is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal De La Concorde is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal Cartier is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal Founded on November 5 1969, Cégep Montmorency is a Francophone Cégep (pre-university and technical college located at 475 boulevard de l'Avenir CDI College is a For-profit college in Canada. It offers programs in the business technology and health care fields Herzing College is a private career focused institution of higher education that awards diplomas associate degrees and bachelor degrees in a variety of disciplines The Université du Québec à Montréal ( UQAM) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since July 1998 the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board officially came into existence The Mondial Choral, or Mondial Choral Loto-Québec is a Festival occurring in Laval, Quebec Canada which takes place annually Carrefour Laval is a super regional mall located in Laval Quebec, Canada at the intersection of the Laurentian Autoroute (A-15 and The Centre Laval is a shopping mall mall located in Laval QC Canada corner St CFAV is a French-language Canadian Radio station located in Laval, Quebec, near Montreal. CFGL-FM is a French language Canadian Radio station located in Laval Quebec, near Montreal. The Hon Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard PC OC OQ ( August 4, 1921 &ndash May 27 Josée Chouinard (born on August 21, 1969 in Montreal Quebec) is a Canadian Figure skater. Michael Dean "Mike" Bossy (born in Montreal, Quebec, on January 22[[ 957]] is a former Canadian Ice hockey player who played Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins Alexandre Daigle (born February 7 1975 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian Professional Ice hockey player Pascal Dupuis (born April 7, 1979 in Laval Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left winger who currently plays for Hana Gartner (born 1948 in Prague Czechoslovakia) is a multiple award-winning Canadian television investigative journalist best known as the host/interviewer Yves P Pelletier (also credited as Yves Pelletier) is a Canadian director of Québécois films and an Actor and Comedian Lucien Rivard (b June 16 1914 d February 3 2002 was a Quebec criminal known for a sensational Prison escape in 1965 Martin St-Louis (born June 18, 1975 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian professional Ice hockey José Nicholas Théodore (born September 13, 1976 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian Professional Ice hockey Alexandre Despatie (born June 8 1985 is a Canadian diver from Laval Quebec. Donald Audette (born - September 23, 1969 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional Ice hockey forward who Annie Bellemare (born on January 2, 1980 in Laval QC) is a Canadian Figure skater. Carrie Lightbound (born August 8, 1979 in Laval Quebec) is a Canadian Kayaker She began kayaking at age 10 and is a student at the Gédéon Ouimet ( June 2, 1823 &ndash April 23, 1905) was a French-Canadian Politician. Gaétan-Jean Sébastien Lefebvre Pépin (born 5 June 1981 often referred to as Sebastien "Seb" Lefebvre, is a French Canadian musician who is best known Joel Yanofsky is a Canadian Novelist and literary columnist Born in Montreal, Quebec, he grew up in the Laval suburb of Yannick Lupien (born February 21, 1980 in Laval Quebec) is a freestyle Swimmer from Canada, who competed for his swimmer
• Adolfo Bresciano, wrestler
• Jocelyn Thibault, ice hockey player
• Gregory Charles, singer
• Celine Dion, singer
• Stéphanie Dubois, tennis player
• Frank Marino, guitarist
• Jean-Sebastien Giguere, ice hockey player

Partner cities

Laval is twinned with four cities^[14] :

• Nice (France), since 2000
• Laval (France), since 1984

• Petah Tikva, Israel

• Botoşani, Romania

Laval also maintains ten economic and cultural cooperation agreements with Markham, Ontario (Canada), Ribeira Grande (The Azores), Grenoble (France), Mudanjiang (China) and Pedro Aguirre Cerda (Chile). Adolfo Bresciano ( August 6, 1949 - March 11, 1993) was an Italian -born Canadian professional wrestler, Jocelyn Thibault (born January 12, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender Gregory Charles (born February 12, 1968 in Montreal) is a Quebec performing artist of Trinidadian origin Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Stephanie Dubois is a Canadian female tennis player born on October 31, 1986 in Laval Quebec, Canada This article refers to rock guitarist Frank Marino. For a female impersonator see Frank Marino (female impersonator. Jean-Sébastien "Jiggy" Giguère (born May 16 1977 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian Professional Nice (nis Niçard Occitan: Niça norm or Nissa, Italian: Nizza or Nizza Marittima, Greek Laval is a commune in the Mayenne département of France. It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Petah Tikva (פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה "Opening of Hope" known as Em HaMoshavot ("Mother of the Moshavot " is a city in the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Botoşani (pronunciation in Romanian: /boto'ʃanʲ/ (population 119132 is the capital city of Botoşani County, in northern Moldavia, Romania Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Markham ( pronounced /ˈmɑrkəm/ 2006 population 261573 is a town located in the Regional Municipality of Grenoble is a city and commune in south-east France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. Mudanjiang ( Manchu: Mudan bira is Prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China. Pedro Aguirre Cerda is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Neighbouring municipalities

See also

• Île Jésus
• List of Quebec regions
• List of crossings of the Rivière des Mille Îles
• List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies
• Bibliothèque de Laval

References and footnotes

External links

• Laval Restaurant Guide
• City of Laval website (French - English)
• www.InfoLaval.ca Commercial and industrial directory of the island of Laval. (French - English)

• Laval, Quebec is at coordinates 45°36′32″N 73°45′27″W / 45.60880214, -73.75737405 (Laval, Quebec)Coordinates: 45°36′32″N 73°45′27″W / 45.60880214, -73.75737405 (Laval, Quebec)
• Interactive map of Laval from the official website Shows both the borders and names of the 14 former municipalities (purple) and the borders only of the current 6 sectors (maroon), tick off both boxes beside "Limite administrative". A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.
• www.IciRiveNord.com Your commercial directory for arts, entertainment, dining, nightlife, shopping and tourism in Laval and the area.

• Laval, Quebec is at coordinates 45°36′32″N 73°45′27″W / 45.60880214, -73.75737405 (Laval, Quebec)Coordinates: 45°36′32″N 73°45′27″W / 45.60880214, -73.75737405 (Laval, Quebec)
• Montreal-Laval Subway Map Mashup

A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.

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