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Laval-du-Tarn, a commune in the Lozère department; Laval-en-Belledonne, a commune in the Isère department; Laval-en-Brie, a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department; Laval-en-Laonnois, a commune in the Aisne department; Laval-le-Prieuré, a commune in the Doubs department; Laval-Morency, a commune in the Ardennes department
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Saint-Germain-Laval ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ laval] ⓘ ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France .
Saint-Genis-Laval draws its name from Saint Genis or Genest, a Roman actor tortured under Diocletian.At the beginning of the 13th century, to differentiate it of other villages of the same name, the town added a qualitative to its name, «of the valley», which in the 15th century became "Laval".
Le Vésinet (French: [lə vezinɛ] ⓘ) is a suburban commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is a part of the affluent outer suburbs of western Paris, 16.4 km (10.2 mi) from the centre of Paris. Le Vésinet is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Paris, known for its wooded avenues, mansions and ...
The household size is one of the biggest in Laval with an average of three people. However, the number of single-parent families strongly increased since 1996 to reach 15,9% of total families. St-François is, after Laval-West, the district that are less educated in Laval. Only 12.6% of 20-year-old population and over reached the university and ...
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 during the Middle Ages and also had a presence in Brittany , where their prestige was similar to that of the ...
The arrondissement of Laval is an arrondissement of France in the Mayenne department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 34 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 114,674 (2021), and its area is 686.1 km 2 (264.9 sq mi).
The history of the Château de Laval is closely linked to that of the House of Laval, which began with Guy I, the founder of the castle. The monument bears witness to the multiple alliances contracted by this family, as well as to its power, which grew from the 11th century until its disappearance at the end of the Renaissance .