City in Quebec, Canada
| Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Lac Poulin | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Dieu ayde | |
 Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM | |
  Sainte-Brigitte-de-LavalLocation in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°00′N 71°12′W / 47.000°N 71.200°W / 47.000; -71.200 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Jacques-Cartier |
| Settled | c. 1830 |
| Constituted | February 11, 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | France Fortier |
| • Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Montmorency |
| Area | |
| • Total | 110.40 km (42.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 108.42 km (41.86 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,468 |
| • Density | 78.1/km (202/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  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 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | sbdl |
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t bʁiʒit də 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.
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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 km (41.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 78.1/km (202.3/sq mi) in 2021.
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
| 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 | |
| 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
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 416381". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
- ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval census profile
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval)". Elections Canada. 7 April 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
External links
[REDACTED] Media related to Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval at Wikimedia Commons
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| Cities & towns | |
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| Municipalities of the CMQ/Quebec CMA | |
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| Bellechasse RCM | |
| L'Île-d'Orléans RCM | |
| La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM | |
| La Jacques-Cartier RCM | |
| Québec TE | |
| Lévis TE | |
| La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM | |
| ¹Does not belong to the CMQ — ²Does not belong to the Quebec City CMA | |