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
City
Lac Poulin
Lac Poulin
Coat of arms of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Coat of arms
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[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMLa Jacques-Cartier
Settledc. 1830
ConstitutedFebruary 11, 1875
Government
[2]
 • MayorFrance Fortier
 • Federal ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. ridingMontmorency
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
Increase 15.1%
 • Dwellings
3,343
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 3K0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitesbdl.net

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 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
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

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

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. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
  3. 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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