Lavaltrie

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Lavaltrie

| official_name =

| settlement_type = City

| image_skyline = Flags of Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada - 20060920.jpg

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| image_map = Lavaltrie Quebec location diagram.png

| map_caption = Location within D'Autray RCM

| pushpin_map = Canada Central Quebec

| pushpin_label_position = left

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in central Quebec

| coordinates = {{coord|45|53|N|73|17|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Quebec

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Lanaudière

| subdivision_type3 = RCM

| subdivision_name3 = D'Autray

| established_title = Settled

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| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = May 16, 2001

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Christian Goulet

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Berthier—Maskinongé

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Berthier

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 79.50

| area_land_km2 = 68.22

| area_water_km2 =

| area_urban_km2 = 7.03

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| population_footnotes = Statistics Canada 2021 Census - [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052452007&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Lavaltrie Lavaltrie census profile]

| population_total = 14,425

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2 = 211.4

| population_urban = 11301

| population_density_urban_km2 = 1607.7

| population_blank1_title= Pop 2016-2021

| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 5.6%

| population_blank2_title= Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 5,973

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −4

| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

| postal_code = J5T

| area_code = 450 and 579

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{{jct|state=QC|A|31}}
{{jct|state=QC|A|40}}

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| website = {{URL|www.ville.lavaltrie.qc.ca}}

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Lavaltrie ({{IPA|fr|lavaltʁi}}) is a city located within the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the southern part of the region of Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada, northeast of Montreal outside the suburban sprawl of the North Shore (i.e., the suburbs located north of Laval). The population was 14,425 as of the Canada 2021 Census within a land surface area of about 70 square kilometres, with the majority of the territory being used for agricultural activities. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071103110437/http://www.ville.lavaltrie.qc.ca/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=c1].

History

The origins of Lavaltrie go back to the 17th century. Jean Talon, the intendant of New 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 the Saint Lawrence River linking Montreal and Quebec City, named the Chemin Du Roy and now known as Quebec Route 138. For many decades, Lavaltrie was located in the centre of a large series of manors owned by lords intended to develop the agricultural sector. [https://web.archive.org/web/20061007101838/http://www.ville.lavaltrie.qc.ca/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=c1_2_1]

Mostly a rural area until the second half of the 20th century, Lavaltrie has developed steadily due to the growing suburbs of Montreal.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lavaltrie had a population of {{val|14425|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|5838|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|5973|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:14425-13657}}|13657|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|13657|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|68.22|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|14425|68.22|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 29, 2022}}

Government

Image:Hotel de ville de Lavaltrie.jpg

Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20061007101231/http://www.ville.lavaltrie.qc.ca/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=c1_3_1]

=Mayor=

Christian Goulet

Infrastructure

Lavaltrie's location near Autoroute 40 and Route 138 gives easy access to Montreal, Laval and the northern crown area of the Greater Montreal area. A-40 also gives Lavaltrie direct links to Trois-Rivières and Quebec City to the east and Ottawa to the west. Autoroute 31 and Route 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 being Autoroute 25 via the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel in Montreal to the west or the Berthierville-Sorel ferry to the east (Autoroute 55 in Trois-Rivières via the Laviolette Bridge being the closest roadway link to its east).

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools:

École primaire de la Source"[http://www.cssamares.qc.ca/?page=ecoleinfo&type=1&no=055 de la Source]." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
École primaire des Eaux-Vives"[http://www.cssamares.qc.ca/?page=ecoleinfo&type=1&no=056 des Eaux-Vives]." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
École primaire Jean-Chrysostôme-Chaussé"[http://www.cssamares.qc.ca/?page=ecoleinfo&type=1&no=011 Jean-Chrysostôme-Chaussé]." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
École primaire des Amis-Soleils"[http://www.cssamares.qc.ca/?page=ecoleinfo&type=1&no=054 des Amis-Soleils]." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
École Secondaire de la Rive

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/157%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE.pdf JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE]." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
Joliette High School in Joliette"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/181%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE%20HS%20-%20SEC%201-5.pdf Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5]." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.