Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval

Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
City
Lac Poulin
Coat of arms
Motto:  Dieu ayde
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
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]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Jacques-Cartier
Settled	c. 1830
Constituted	February 11, 1875
Government [2]
• Mayor	France Fortier
• Federal riding	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
• Prov. riding	Montmorency
Area [2][3]
• Total	110.40 km2 (42.63 sq mi)
• Land	108.42 km2 (41.86 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	8,468
• Density	78.1/km2 (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.net

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.

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.