{"id":94110,"date":"2025-11-17T10:16:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?page_id=94110"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:16:42","slug":"laval","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/neighbourhood-profiles\/laval\/","title":{"rendered":"Laval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Snapshot of<\/span>\n
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(Sector 1: Duvernay, Saint-Fran\u00e7ois, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul; Sector 2: Pont-Viau, Renaud-Coursol, Laval-des-Rapides; Sector 3: Chomedey; Sector 4: Sainte-Doroth\u00e9e, Laval-Ouest, Laval\u2013Les \u00celes, Fabreville-Ouest; Sector 5: Fabreville-Est, Sainte-Rose; Sector 6: Vimont, Auteuil)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccd<\/strong><\/strong> Population \u2013 Chomedey, the most populous sector<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Laval is home to 438,364 residents. One in five (22%, or 94,030 people) live in Chomedey, the most populous of Laval\u2019s six territorial sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc66<\/strong> Families \u2013 strong presence<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Families represent 41% of Laval households, a proportion well above Montreal\u2019s (31%).  Compared with Montreal, these families are more often two-parent than single-parent households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf0e<\/strong> Immigrant population \u2013 strong presence in southern sectors<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Immigrants make up 32% of Laval\u2019s population, a rate comparable to the Montreal average (33%). Half of the city\u2019s 135,315 immigrant residents live in the southern sectors: Chomedey (40,950 people) and Pont-Viau, Renaud-Coursol, and Laval-des-Rapides (25,365 people).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u270d\ufe0f<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> French language knowledge and low educational attainment (without a high school diploma)  \u2013 weaker and higher in Chomedey<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

In Chomedey, 83% of residents know French, compared with 92% across Laval. Twice as many residents speak neither French nor English (4% versus 2%). Among adults aged 25 to 64, 16% lack a high school diploma\u2014higher than Laval\u2019s (11%) and Montreal\u2019s (9%) averages. Half of Laval\u2019s 25,000 undereducated adults live in the southern sectors: Chomedey (7,240) and Pont-Viau, Renaud-Coursol, and Laval-des-Rapides (5,290).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfe2<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Housing \u2013 sharp cost increase<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Between 2022 and 2024, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment rose by 30% in Laval, compared with 13% in Montreal\u2014the highest increase among Centraide\u2019s three regions. In 2024, the average rent reached $1,261, higher than the Montreal average ($1,145).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Consult this dashboard to access a wide range of demographic, socio-cultural\/economic, and living-condition data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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