Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval

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.

Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Lac Poulin
Lac Poulin
Coat of arms of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Motto: 
Dieu ayde
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval is located in Central Quebec
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 47°00′N 71°12′W / 47.000°N 71.200°W / 47.000; -71.200[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMLa Jacques-Cartier
Settledc. 1830
ConstitutedFebruary 11, 1875
Government
 • MayorFrance Fortier
 • Federal ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. ridingMontmorency
Area
 • 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
Increase 15.1%
 • Dwellings
3,343
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
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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

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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 15.2% from its 2016 population of 7,348. With a land area of 108.42 km2 (41.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 78.1/km2 (202.3/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Mother tongue:

  • French as first language: 97.1%
  • English as first language: 0.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0.8%
  • Other as first language: 1.0%

Government

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Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval federal election results[6]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 14% 563 49% 1,924 22% 851 7% 260 0% 0
2019 18% 670 41% 1,526 26% 993 7% 279 4% 152
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval provincial election results[7]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2018 55% 2,088 13% 479 13% 506 10% 374
2014 41% 1,506 35% 1,287 5% 193 13% 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

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2022 administration:

  • Mayor: France Fortier
  • District #1: Simon St-Hilaire
  • District #2: Guillaume Plamondon
  • District #3: Benjamin Dagar-Magnan (elected in 2023 by-election)
  • District #4: Mathieu Thomassin
  • District #5: Charles Morissette
  • District #6: Michèle Dufresne

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 416381". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
  3. ^ a b 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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