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Laval town (1990 pop. 53,478), capital of Mayenne dept., NW France, in Maine. It has been noted for its linen products since the 14th cent. Among its other industrial products are textiles, shoes, furniture, and electronics. It was founded in the 9th cent. Laval was a center of the Chouans in the French Revolution.

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Laval, Canada, France Canada (Quebec): now spread over Île Jésus ‘Jesus Island’ in the St Lawrence River following the merger of all the island's cities and towns in 1965, having first been settled in 1681. It was named in 1699 after François de Montmorency Laval (1623–1708), the first Roman Catholic bishop of Canada when he was appointed a bishop and vicar apostolic of New France in 1658.

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