Lavaltrie | |
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 Flags of Lavaltrie | |
 Location within D'Autray RCM | |
  Lavaltrie Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates:45°53′N73°17′W / 45.883°N 73.283°W /45.883; -73.283[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | D'Autray |
| Constituted | May 16, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Goulet |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
• City | 79.50 km2 (30.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 68.22 km2 (26.34 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7.03 km2 (2.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• City | 14,425 |
| • Density | 211.4/km2 (548/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,301 |
| • Urban density | 1,607.7/km2 (4,164/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  5.6% |
| • Dwellings | 5,973 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-31 A-40 |  R-131 R-138 |
| Website | www |
Lavaltrie (French pronunciation:[lavaltʁi]) is a city located within theD'Autray Regional County Municipality in the southern part of the region ofLanaudière,Quebec, Canada, northeast ofMontreal outside the suburban sprawl of theNorth Shore (i.e., the suburbs located north ofLaval). The population was 14,425 as of theCanada 2021 Census within a land surface area of about 70 square kilometres, with the majority of the territory being used for agricultural activities.[1].
The origins of Lavaltrie go back to the 17th century.Jean Talon, theintendant ofNew France, gave parcels of land (known as manors) to various lords. The land where Lavaltrie is now situated was given to a lieutenant,Sieur la Valtrie, by Talon in 1672. In the 18th century, land occupants built a new roadway along theSaint Lawrence River linking Montreal and Quebec City, named theChemin Du Roy and now known asQuebec Route 138. For many decades, Lavaltrie was located in the centre of a large series ofmanors owned by lords intended to develop the agricultural sector.[2]
Mostly a rural area until the second half of the 20th century, Lavaltrie has developed steadily due to the growing suburbs of Montreal.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Lavaltrie had a population of14,425 living in5,838 of its5,973 total private dwellings, a change of5.6% from its 2016 population of13,657. With a land area of 68.22 km2 (26.34 sq mi), it had a population density of211.4/km2 (547.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Lavaltrie's location nearAutoroute 40 andRoute 138 gives easy access to Montreal,Laval and the northern crown area of the Greater Montreal area. A-40 also gives Lavaltrie direct links toTrois-Rivières andQuebec City to the east andOttawa to the west.Autoroute 31 andRoute 131 which ends at the junction of the A-40 in Lavaltrie gives the area easy access to more remote and rural regions of the Lanaudière region. However, even though located beside the Saint Lawrence River on its north, the city does not have a direct access to the south with the closest links beingAutoroute 25 via theLouis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel in Montreal to the west or theBerthierville-Sorel ferry to the east (Autoroute 55 in Trois-Rivières via theLaviolette Bridge being the closest roadway link to its east).
Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools:
TheSir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
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