Laval

city in Quebec, Canada
Organization city_or_town_of_quebec Q141810
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Laval

Summary

Laval is a city or town of Quebec[1]. Laval ranks in the top 1% of city_or_town_of_quebec entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,590 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Laval is located in Quebec[3].
  • Laval is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Laval is on the body of water Rivière des Prairies[5].
  • Laval is on the body of water Rivière des Mille Îles[6].
  • Laval's instance of is recorded as city or town of Quebec[7].
  • Laval's instance of is recorded as equivalent territory[8].
  • Laval's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
  • Laval's instance of is recorded as territory outside RCM in Quebec[10].
  • Laval's instance of is recorded as administrative region of Quebec[11].
  • Laval's shares border with is recorded as Laurentides[12].
  • Laval's shares border with is recorded as Ahuntsic-Cartierville[13].
  • Laval's shares border with is recorded as Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles[14].
  • Laval's shares border with is recorded as L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève[15].
  • Laval's shares border with is recorded as Montreal[16].
  • François de Laval is named after Laval[17].
  • Laval's twinned administrative body is recorded as Petah Tikva[18].
  • Laval's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klagenfurt am Wörthersee[19].
  • Laval's twinned administrative body is recorded as Laval[20].
  • Laval's twinned administrative body is recorded as Botoșani[21].
  • Laval's twinned administrative body is recorded as Manila[22].
  • Laval's legislative body is recorded as Laval City Council[23].
  • Laval's postal code is recorded as H7A – H7Y[24].
  • Laval is part of Greater Montreal[25].
  • Laval's Commons category is recorded as Laval, Quebec[26].
  • 1965 marks the founding of Laval[27].

Body

Founding

1965 marks the founding of Laval[27].

Identity

Laval is part of Greater Montreal[25].

Why It Matters

Laval ranks in the top 1% of city_or_town_of_quebec entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,590 views/month).[2] Laval has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Laval is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . laval.ca. laval.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . laval.ca. laval.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . wikidata.org.
  21. [6] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Amqui · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains settlement L'Abord-à-Plouffe, Chomedey, Renaud +1
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Quebec
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1383]]: [[Q3063786]]"
  2. 12d ago · Amqui · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here Category:Births in Laval
    Official website https://www.laval.ca/Pages/Fr/accueil.aspx, https://www.laval.ca/Pages/En/home.aspx
    Contains settlement L'Abord-à-Plouffe, Chomedey, Renaud +1
    Website
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q656150]]"
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