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 dur ...

, 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) Laval is a French surname and an alternative spelling of "Duval", which literally translates from French to English as "of the valley". It derives from the Norman "Devall", which has both English and French ties. Variant spellings include: Davolls ...

Places

Belgium

* Laval, a village in the municipality of

Sainte-Ode Sainte-Ode (; wa, Sinte-Oude) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2007, the municipality, which covers 97.87 km², had 2,305 inhabitants, giving a population density Population den ...

, 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 The Îles Laval are an island grouping in the Rivière des Prairies in southwestern Quebec, part of the Hochelaga Archipelago. Formerly an independent municipality (Les Îles-Laval), they became part of the city of Laval on August 6, 1965. Geog ...

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

Laval (electoral district) Laval was a federal electoral district (Canada), 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 neighbourhoo ...

, 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 election ...

, 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 Montmo ...

, 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 The arrondissement of Laval is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Mayenne Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region. It has 34 Communes of France, communes. Its population is 112, ...

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

, a commune in the Mayenne department *

Laval-Atger Laval-Atger ( oc, La Val Atgièr) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Bonnet-Laval.Laval-d'Aix Laval-d'Aix is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Drôme department *Parc naturel régional du Vercors The Vercors Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional du Verc ...

, 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, a commune in the Lot department * Laval-du-Tarn, 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 Laval-en-Brie (, literally ''Laval in Brie'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants are called ''Valvirois''. See also *Communes of the Seine-et-Marne depart ...

, 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 in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 799 communes in the French department of Aisne. The ...

, a commune in the Aisne department *

Laval-le-Prieuré Laval-le-Prieuré () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs departmen ...

, a commune in the Doubs department *

Laval-Morency Laval-Morency () is a Communes of France, commune in the Ardennes (department), Ardennes Departments of France, department and Grand Est Regions of France, region of north-eastern France. Geography The Sormonne (river), Sormonne flows through t ...

, a commune in the Ardennes department *

Laval-Pradel Laval-Pradel (; oc, La Val) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gard department This is a list of the 351 Communes of France, communes of the Gard Departments of France, department of ...

, a commune in the Gard department *

Laval-Roquecezière Laval-Roquecezière is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aveyron department The following is a list of the 285 communes of the Aveyron department of France. The communes cooper ...

, a commune in the Aveyron department *

Laval-Saint-Roman Laval-Saint-Roman (; oc, La Vau de Sant Roman) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gard department This is a list of the 351 Communes of France, communes of the Gard Departments of F ...

, a commune in the Gard department *

Laval-sur-Doulon Laval-sur-Doulon () is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Loire department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Haute-Loire department of France. The c ...

, a commune in the Haute-Loire department *

Laval-sur-Luzège Laval-sur-Luzège (, literally ''Laval on Luzège''; oc, La Val) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Geography The Luzège forms the commune's eastern boundary, then flows into the Dordogne, which forms the commune's so ...

, a commune in the Corrèze department *

Laval-sur-Tourbe Laval-sur-Tourbe () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Marne department The following is a list of the 613 communes in the French department of Marne. The communes cooperate in the followi ...

, a commune in the Marne department *

Laval-sur-Vologne Laval-sur-Vologne (, literally ''Laval on Vologne'') is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges department o ...

, a commune in the Vosges department *

Bonchamp-lès-Laval Bonchamp-lès-Laval (, literally ''Bonchamp near Laval'') is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of Mayenne The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of Fran ...

, a commune in the Mayenne department *

Le Poët-Laval Le Poët-Laval is a rural commune in the Drôme department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Drôme department The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Drôme departm ...

, a commune in the Drôme department *

Magnac-Laval Magnac-Laval (; oc, Manhac la Vau) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The river Brame flows westward through the middle of the commune and crosses the town. Inhabitant ...

, a commune in the Haute-Vienne department * Mont-de-Laval, a commune in the Doubs department *

Saint-Genis-Laval Saint-Genis-Laval () is a commune in the metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The Lyon Observatory is located in this commune. History Saint-Genis-Laval draws its name from Saint Genis or Genest, a Roman act ...

, 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 center o ...

, a commune in the Loire department *

Saint-Germain-Laval, Seine-et-Marne Saint-Germain-Laval () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants of Saint-Germain-Laval are called ''Saint-Germanois''. See also * Communes of the Seine-et-Ma ...

, a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department * Saint-Pierre-Laval, a commune in the Allier department * Viols-en-Laval, a commune in the Hérault department

Other

* Name of the prince of the Lion Tribe and protagonist of the ''

Legends of Chima ''Legends of Chima'' is a computer-animated television series created by Tommy Andreasen and produced by The Lego Group. It was created to coincide with the Lego Legends of Chima line of construction toys. It centres on the fictional world of Chi ...

'' series *

Stade Lavallois Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (), also referred to as Stade Laval or simply Laval, is a French association football club based in Laval in western France. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second l ...

, an association football club in France