Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:

People

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 ...

* Laval (surname)

Places

Belgium

* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxembourg Province.

Canada

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 ** Îles Laval, an archipelago within the limits of the above city **

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 **

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 *

Université Laval Université 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 Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Mont ...

, a university in Quebec City **

Laval Rouge et Or The Laval Rouge et Or (, ''Red and Gold'') are the athletic teams that represent Université 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

* Arrondissement of Laval, an arrondissement in the Mayenne department in the Pays de la Loire region *

, a commune in the Mayenne department * Laval-Atger, a commune in the Lozère department * Laval-d'Aix, a commune in the Drôme department *

Laval-d'Aurelle Laval-d'Aurelle (; Auvergnat: ''L'Aval d'Aurèla'') is a former commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Laurent-les-Bains-Laval-d'Aurelle.Laval-de-Cère Laval-de-Cère (; 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 *

Laval-du-Tarn Laval-du-Tarn (; oc, La Val de Tarn) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department The following is a list of the 152 communes of the Lozère department of France France () ...

, a commune in the Lozère department *

Laval-en-Belledonne Laval-en-Belledonne (; before 2020: ''Laval'')Décret n° 2020-175
26 February 2020 ...

, a commune in the Isère department * Laval-en-Brie, a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department *

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 * Laval-le-Prieuré, a commune in the Doubs department * Laval-Morency, a commune in the Ardennes department * Laval-Pradel, a commune in the Gard department * Laval-Roquecezière, a commune in the Aveyron department * Laval-Saint-Roman, a commune in the Gard department * Laval-sur-Doulon, a commune in the Haute-Loire department * Laval-sur-Luzège, a commune in the Corrèze department * Laval-sur-Tourbe, a commune in the Marne department * Laval-sur-Vologne, a commune in the Vosges department * Bonchamp-lès-Laval, a commune in the Mayenne department * Le Poët-Laval, a commune in the Drôme department * Magnac-Laval, a commune in the Haute-Vienne department *

Mont-de-Laval Mont-de-Laval () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 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 * Saint-Genis-Laval, a commune in the Rhône department *

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 * Saint-Germain-Laval, Seine-et-Marne, a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department *

Saint-Pierre-Laval Saint-Pierre-Laval () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 communes of the Allier department of Franc ...

, a commune in the Allier department *

Viols-en-Laval Viols-en-Laval (; oc, Viòus en la Val) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The following is a list of the 342 communes of the Héraul ...

, a commune in the Hérault department

Other

* Name of the prince of the Lion Tribe and protagonist of the '' Legends of Chima'' series * Stade Lavallois, an association football club in France