Laval (region) - Definition and Overview

Map of Quebec highlighting Laval

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:

External links

Ville de Laval (http://www.ville.laval.qc.ca)

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

Example Usage of (region)
	JohnRogen: @XboxAustralia When I register, it says: "You cannot sign up for FF XIII Promo - US because this program is not offered in your region."
	tekong: @nazra takle la mcm tu. kena satu je each region kalo tak cepat je penuh kuota :p @bubbles182
	JessNdaSity: todays stress, and tears have evolved into a headache in the eye region #worstfeeling

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