Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
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House of Laval
The House of Laval is a family of barons, later counts, coming from the town of Laval, Mayenne, Laval, located in Northwestern France, part of the provinces of France, province of Maine (province), Maine before the French Revolution. The La ...
, a French noble family originating from the town of
Laval, Mayenne
Laval () is a town in western France, about west-southwest of Paris, and the capital of the Mayenne departments of France, department.
Its inhabitants are called ''Lavallois''. The commune of France, commune of Laval proper, without the metropo ...
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Laval (surname)
Places
Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of
Sainte-Ode
Sainte-Ode (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
On 1 January 2007, the municipality, which covers 97.87 km², had 2,305 inhabitants, giving a population density of 23.6 inhabitants per km².
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, Luxembourg Province.
Canada
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Laval, Quebec
Laval is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in Can ...
, a city and an administrative region coextensive with the city in southern Quebec, Canada, part of the Montreal area
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ÃŽles Laval
The Îles Laval () are an island grouping in the Rivière des Prairies in southwestern Quebec, part of the Hochelaga Archipelago.
Formerly an independent municipality (Les ÃŽles-Laval), they became part of the city of Laval, Quebec, Laval on Augu ...
, an archipelago within the limits of the above city
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Laval (federal electoral district)
Laval () was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917, 1949 to 1979, and from 2004 to 2015.
Geography
The district included the neighb ...
, former riding in Canada
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Laval (provincial electoral district)
Laval () was a former provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. It was located in the Laval, Quebec, Laval region north of Montreal, but for some of its history it also included parts of Montreal itself.
It was created for ...
, former provincial riding in Quebec
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Université Laval
(; English: ''Laval University)'' is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university traces its roots to the Séminaire de Québec, founded by François de Montmorency-Laval in 1663, making it the oldest institutio ...
, a university in Quebec City
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Laval Rouge et Or
The Laval Rouge et Or (; , ''Red and Gold'') are the athletic teams that represent Université Laval, located in Quebec City, Quebec. Home games are all held in the PEPS indoor and outdoor sports facilities.
Varsity teams
Laval Rouge et Or team ...
, the university's varsity sports program
France
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Arrondissement of Laval, an arrondissement in the Mayenne department in the Pays de la Loire region
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Laval, Mayenne
Laval () is a town in western France, about west-southwest of Paris, and the capital of the Mayenne departments of France, department.
Its inhabitants are called ''Lavallois''. The commune of France, commune of Laval proper, without the metropo ...
, a commune in the Mayenne department
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Laval-Atger
Laval-Atger () is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Bonnet-Laval. , a commune in the Lozère department
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Laval-d'Aix, a commune in the Drôme department
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Laval-d'Aurelle, a commune in the Ardèche department
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Laval-de-Cère, a commune in the Lot department
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Laval-du-Tarn
Laval-du-Tarn (; ) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Lozère department
The following is a list of the 152 communes of the Lozère department of France
France, officially the French ...
, a commune in the Lozère department
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, a commune in the Isère department
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Laval-en-Brie
Laval-en-Brie (, literally ''Laval in Brie'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the ÃŽle-de-France region in north-central France.
Demographics
Inhabitants are called ''Valvirois''.
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*Communes of the Seine-et-Marne depa ...
, a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department
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Laval-en-Laonnois
Laval-en-Laonnois is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Population
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*Communes of the Aisne department
The following is a list of the 796 communes in the French department of Aisne.
Th ...
, a commune in the Aisne department
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Laval-le-Prieuré, a commune in the Doubs department
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Laval-Morency, a commune in the Ardennes department
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Laval-Pradel
Laval-Pradel (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Gard department
This is a list of the 350 communes of the Gard department of France.
The communes cooperate in the followin ...
, a commune in the Gard department
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Laval-Roquecezière
Laval-Roquecezière is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aveyron department
The following is a list of the 285 communes of the Aveyron department of France. Out of the land ...
, a commune in the Aveyron department
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Laval-Saint-Roman
Laval-Saint-Roman (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Gard department
This is a list of the 350 communes of the Gard department of France.
The communes cooperate in the fo ...
, a commune in the Gard department
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Laval-sur-Doulon
Laval-sur-Doulon () is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Population
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*Communes of the Haute-Loire department
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune ...
, a commune in the Haute-Loire department
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Laval-sur-Luzège
Laval-sur-Luzège (, literally ''Laval on Luzège''; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
Geography
The Luzège forms the commune's eastern boundary, then flows into the Dordogne, which forms the commune's southern b ...
, a commune in the Corrèze department
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Laval-sur-Tourbe
Laval-sur-Tourbe () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
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*Communes of the Marne department
The following is a list of the 610 communes in the French department of Marne.
The communes cooperate in the f ...
, a commune in the Marne department
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Laval-sur-Vologne
Laval-sur-Vologne (, literally ''Laval on Vologne'') is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its ...
, a commune in the Vosges department
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Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Bonchamp-lès-Laval (, literally ''Bonchamp near Laval'') is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overs ...
, a commune in the Mayenne department
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Le Poët-Laval
Le Poët-Laval () is a rural commune in the Drôme department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Population
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, a commune in the Drôme department
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Magnac-Laval
Magnac-Laval (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
Geography
The river Brame flows westward through the middle of the commune and crosses the town.
Inhabitants are known as ' ...
, a commune in the Haute-Vienne department
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Mont-de-Laval, a commune in the Doubs department
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Saint-Genis-Laval
Saint-Genis-Laval () is a Communes of France, commune in the metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of eastern France.
The Lyon Observatory is located in this commune.
History
Saint-Genis-Laval draws its name f ...
, a commune in the Rhône department
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Saint-Germain-Laval, Loire, a commune in the Loire department
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Saint-Germain-Laval, Seine-et-Marne, a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department
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Saint-Pierre-Laval, a commune in the Allier department
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Viols-en-Laval
Viols-en-Laval (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Hérault department
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or com ...
, a commune in the Hérault department
Other
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Laval ''(Legends of Chima)'', a character in ''Legends of Chima''
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Stade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (), also referred to as Stade Lavallois or simply Laval,Stade Laval, used by some English-speaking media outlets and journalists, is not a grammatically correct name for the club. is a Football in France, F ...
, an association football club in France
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La Val
La Val ( ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of the city of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,307 and an area of .All demographics and o ...
, a comune in South Tyrol, Italy
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Lavalle (disambiguation)
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Leval (disambiguation) Leval may refer to:
* Leval, Nord, a commune in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
* Leval, Territoire de Belfort, a commune in the Franche-Comté region of France
* Leval-Trahegnies, a town in the Hainaut province of Belgium
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