Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval

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Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
City
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Lac Poulin
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Coat of arms
Motto: 
Dieu ayde
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Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
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Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 47°00′N71°12′W / 47.000°N 71.200°W / 47.000; -71.200 [1]
CountryCanada
Province Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM La Jacques-Cartier
Settledc. 1830
ConstitutedFebruary 11, 1875
Government
[2]
 • MayorFrance Fortier
 •  Federal riding Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 •  Prov. riding Montmorency
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total110.40 km2 (42.63 sq mi)
 • Land108.42 km2 (41.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total8,468
 • Density78.1/km2 (202/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase2.svg 15.1%
 • Dwellings
3,343
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 3K0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
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Sainte-Brigitte-de-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.

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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.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Quebec [4]
YearPop.±%
1991 2,833—    
1996 3,214+13.4%
2001 3,383+5.3%
2006 3,790+12.0%
2011 5,696+50.3%
2016 7,348+29.0%
2021 8,468+15.2%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval had a population of 8,468 living in 3,203 of its 3,343 total private dwellings, a change of

Mother tongue:

Government

Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval federal election results [6]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 14%56349%1,92422%8517%2600%0
2019 18%67041%1,52626%9937%2794%152
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval provincial election results [7]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2018 55%2,08813%47913%50610%374
2014 41%1,50635%1,2875%19313%473

Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval forms part of the federal electoral district of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier and has been represented by Joël Godin of the Conservative Party since 2015. Provincially, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval is part of the Montmorency electoral district and is represented by Jean-François Simard of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

Administration

2022 administration:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 416381 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval)". Elections Canada. 7 April 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

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