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Laval is a city located in the province of Quebec, Canada, situated on the Island of Jesus just north of Montreal. As Quebec's third-largest city by population, it serves as an important urban center in the greater Montreal metropolitan area.
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- Instance of
- administrative region of Quebec
- Part of
- Greater Montreal
- Named after
- François de Laval
- Official name
- Laval
- Demonym
- Lavalloise
- Country
- Canada
- Located in
- Quebec
- Population
- 450629
- Area
- 246.14
- Elevation
- 45
- Body of water
- Rivière des Mille Îles
- Shares border with
- Montreal
- Official website
- www.laval.ca/Pages/En/home.aspx
- Image
- Laval City Hall (edited).jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Laval, Quebec
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Laval
- twinned administrative body
- Manila
- Commons category
- Laval, Quebec
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Laval
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Laval, Quebec
- inception
- 1965-00-00
- code
- 13
- postal code
- H7A – H7Y
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Encyclopedic overview
Laval is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in Canada, with a population of 443,192 in 2021.
Laval is geographically separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies. Laval occupies all of Île Jésus as well as the Îles Laval.
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