Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval

Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t bʁiʒit də 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.

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[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	Montmorency—Charlevoix
• 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 codes	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	sbdl.net

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]

Year		Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
	2021	14%	563	49%	1,924	22%	851	7%	260	0%	0
	2019	18%	670	41%	1,526	26%	993	7%	279	4%	152

Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval provincial election results^[7]

Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2018	55%	2,088	13%	479	13%	506	10%	374
	2014	41%	1,506	35%	1,287	5%	193	13%	473

Due to the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval was redistricted to the nearby riding of Montmorency—Charlevoix, which is represented by Gabriel Hardy of the Conservative Party since 2025. Before that, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval formed part of the federal electoral district of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier and was represented by Joël Godin of the Conservative Party between 2015 and 2025. Provincially, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval is part of the Montmorency electoral district and is represented by Jean-François Simard of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

Administration

2022 administration:

• Mayor: France Fortier
• District #1: Simon St-Hilaire
• District #2: Guillaume Plamondon
• District #3: Benjamin Dagar-Magnan (elected in 2023 by-election)
• District #4: Mathieu Thomassin
• District #5: Charles Morissette
• District #6: Michèle Dufresne

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec