Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | |
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Lac Poulin | |
| Motto: Dieu ayde | |
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM | |
| Coordinates: 47°00′N 71°12′W / 47.000°N 71.200°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Jacques-Cartier |
| Settled | c. 1830 |
| Constituted | February 11, 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | France Fortier |
| • Federal riding | Charlevoix-Montmorency |
| • Prov. riding | Montmorency |
| Area | |
• Total | 110.40 km2 (42.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 108.42 km2 (41.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 8,468 |
| • Density | 78.1/km2 (202/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 15.1% |
| • Dwellings | 3,343 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | sbdl |
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Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t bʁiʒit də laval]) is a city in La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. Its urban area is located in the hollow of the Montmorency River valley, northeast of Quebec City.
The city is named in honor of Brigid of Kildare as a recall the irish origin of the first settlers. The name Laval comes from the situation of Sainte-Brigitte in the seigneury of Beaupré, whose first owner was François de Laval, bishop of Quebec.