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, located in Northwestern France, part of the province of Maine before the French Revolution. The Laval were one of the most powerful families of Maine d ...
, 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 department.
Its inhabitants are called ''Lavallois''. The commune of Laval proper, without the metropolitan area, is the 7th most populous in ...
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Laval (surname)
Places
Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of
Sainte-Ode, 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 C ...
, a city and an administrative region coextensive with the city in southern Quebec, Canada, part of the Montreal area
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ﾃ四es Laval
The ﾃ四es Laval are an island grouping in the Riviﾃｨre des Prairies in southwestern Quebec, part of the Hochelaga Archipelago.
Formerly an independent municipality (Les ﾃ四es-Laval), they became part of the city of Laval on August 6, 1965.
Geog ...
, an archipelago within the limits of the above city
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Laval (electoral district)
Laval was a federal 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 neighbourhoods of Chomedey, Laval-des-Ra ...
, 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 region north of Montreal, but for some of its history it also included parts of Montreal itself.
It was created for the 1867 electio ...
, former provincial riding in Quebec
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Universitﾃｩ Laval
Universitﾃｩ Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Sﾃｩminaire de Quﾃｩbec in 1663 by Franﾃｧois de Mont ...
, 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 Universitﾃｩ 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 teams c ...
, 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 department.
Its inhabitants are called ''Lavallois''. The commune of Laval proper, without the metropolitan area, is the 7th most populous in ...
, a commune in the Mayenne department
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Laval-Atger, a commune in the Lozﾃｨre department
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Laval-d'Aix, a commune in the Drﾃｴme department
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Laval-d'Aurelle
Laval-d'Aurelle (; Auvergnat: ''L'Aval d'Aurﾃｨla'') is a former commune in the Ardﾃｨche department in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Laurent-les-Bains-Laval-d'Aurelle.Laval-de-Cﾃｨre
Laval-de-Cﾃｨre (; oc, La Val de Sera) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Lot department
The following is a list of the 313 communes of the Lot department of France
France (), ...
, a commune in the Lot department
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Laval-du-Tarn
Laval-du-Tarn (; oc, La Val de Tarn) is a commune in the Lozﾃｨre department in southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Lozﾃｨre department
The following is a list of the 152 communes of the Lozﾃｨre department of France
France () ...
, a commune in the Lozﾃｨre department
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, a commune in the Isﾃｨre 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 ﾃ四e-de-France region in north-central France.
Demographics
Inhabitants are called ''Valvirois''.
See also
*Communes of the Seine-et-Marne depar ...
, 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
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French ...
, a commune in the Aisne department
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Laval-le-Prieurﾃｩ, 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 (; oc, La Val) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Gard department
This is a list of the 351 communes of the Gard department of France.
The communes cooperate in the f ...
, a commune in the Gard department
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Laval-Roqueceziﾃｨre
Laval-Roqueceziﾃｨre 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.
The communes coop ...
, a commune in the Aveyron department
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Laval-Saint-Roman
Laval-Saint-Roman (; oc, La Vau de Sant 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 351 communes of the Gard department of France.
The commune ...
, 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
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Loire department
The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Haute-Loire department of France.
The ...
, a commune in the Haute-Loire department
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Laval-sur-Luzﾃｨge
Laval-sur-Luzﾃｨge (, literally ''Laval on Luzﾃｨge''; oc, La Val) is a commune in the Corrﾃｨze department in central France.
Geography
The Luzﾃｨge forms the commune's eastern boundary, then flows into the Dordogne, which forms the commune's ...
, a commune in the Corrﾃｨze department
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Laval-sur-Tourbe
Laval-sur-Tourbe () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Marne department
The following is a list of the 613 communes in the French department of Marne.
The communes cooperate in the fol ...
, 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.
See also
*Communes of the Vosges department
The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges departmen ...
, a commune in the Vosges department
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Bonchamp-lﾃｨs-Laval
Bonchamp-lﾃｨs-Laval (, literally ''Bonchamp near Laval'') is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of Mayenne
The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of Fr ...
, a commune in the Mayenne department
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Le Poﾃｫt-Laval
Le Poﾃｫt-Laval is a rural commune in the Drﾃｴme department of the Auvergne-Rhﾃｴne-Alpes region of southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Drﾃｴme department
The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Drﾃｴme depa ...
, a commune in the Drﾃｴme department
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Magnac-Laval
Magnac-Laval (; oc, Manhac la Vau) 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.
Inhabita ...
, a commune in the Haute-Vienne department
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Mont-de-Laval
Mont-de-Laval () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comtﾃｩ region in eastern France.
Geography
The commune lies west of Le Russey.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Doubs department
The following is a list o ...
, a commune in the Doubs department
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Saint-Genis-Laval
Saint-Genis-Laval () is a commune in the metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhﾃｴne-Alpes region of eastern France.
The Lyon Observatory is located in this commune.
History
Saint-Genis-Laval draws its name from Saint Genis or Genest, a Roman ...
, a commune in the Rhﾃｴne department
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Saint-Germain-Laval, Loire
Saint-Germain-Laval () is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
The North American explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was born in Saint-Germain-Laval.
Geography
The commune is located in the plain of Forez, in the cente ...
, 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, a commune in the Hﾃｩrault department
Other
* Name of the prince of the Lion Tribe and protagonist of the ''
Legends of Chima'' series
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Stade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (), also referred to as Stade Laval or simply Laval, is a French association football club based in Laval in western France. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second ...
, an association football club in France
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La Val
La Val ( it, La Valle ; german: Wengen ) 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 ...
, a comune in South Tyrol, Italy
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Leval (disambiguation)
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