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
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Quebec[4]
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 km2 (41.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 78.1/km2 (202.3/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
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
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval federal election results[6]