Laval
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Summary
Laval is a commune of France[1]. Laval ranks in the top 0.43% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,327 views/month, #134 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mayenne[3], arrondissement of Laval[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mayenne[6]
- Head of government: Florian Bercault[7]
- Shares border with: Bonchamp-lès-Laval[8], Changé[9], Entrammes[10], L'Huisserie[11], Montigné-le-Brillant[12], Saint-Berthevin[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Suceava[14], Laval[15], Boston[16], Modesto[17], Chalkidiki Prefecture[18], Gandia[19], Mettmann[20], Vătava[21], Garango[22], Lovech[23], Chalkidiki Regional Unit[24]
- Postal code: 53000[25]
- Commons category: Laval (Mayenne)[26]
- Licence plate code: 53[27]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Laval[28]
- Coordinate location: 48.072777777778, -0.77[29]
- Significant event: Siege of Laval[30]
- Official website: http://www.laval.fr[31], https://www.laval.fr/accueil[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Laval (Mayenne)[33]
- Commons gallery: Laval (Mayenne)[34]
- Email address: mailto:mairie@laval.fr[35]
- Population: 50,479[36], 49,848[37], 52,359[38], 49,728[39], 49,573[40], 45,674[41], 51,544[42], 50,360[43], 50,473[44], 50,947[45], 51,233[46], 50,843[47], 49,733[48], 49,617[49]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Laval, Mayenne[50]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Laval[51]
- Phone number: +33-2-43-49-43-00[52]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[53], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[54], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[55]
- Capital of: Mayenne[56], arrondissement of Laval[57]
Why It Matters
Laval has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Laval is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]