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

People

* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne *

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, 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), former provincial riding in Quebec * Université Laval, a university in Quebec City ** Laval Rouge et Or, 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 * Laval, Mayenne, 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
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, 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 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, 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 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 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 center o ...

, 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