Lavaltrie

Lavaltrie 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 13,267 as of the Canada 2011 Census within a land surface area of about 70 square kilometres, with the majority of the territory being used for agricultural activities. .

Lavaltrie
Location within D'Autray RCM
Lavaltrie
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°53′N 73°17′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMD'Autray
ConstitutedMay 16, 2001
Government
  MayorChristian Goulet
  Federal ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
  Prov. ridingBerthier
Area
  Total79.50 km2 (30.70 sq mi)
  Land68.39 km2 (26.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total13,657
  Density199.7/km2 (517/sq mi)
  Pop 2011-2016
2.9%
  Dwellings
5,351
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J5T
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-31
A-40

R-131
R-138
Websitewww.ville.lavaltrie.qc.ca
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