What is Laval (Mayenne)?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Laval |commune status = [[Prefectures of France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]] |image = Château Vieux Laval 2.JPG |caption = The castle overlooking the town and the river [[Mayenne (river)|Mayenne]]. |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Laval (Mayenne).svg |coordinates = {{coord|48.0733|-0.7689|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |intercommunality = [[Communauté d'agglomération de Laval|CA Laval]] |arrondissement = Laval |canton = [[Cantons of Laval|3 cantons]] |INSEE = 53130 |postal code = 53000 |mayor = [[François Zocchetto]] |party = [[Union of Democrats and Independents|UDI]] |term = 2012–2014 |area km2 = 34.2 |population date = 2009 |population = 51182 |population ranking = 119th in [[France]] |urban pop = 67,671 |urban pop date = 2009 |urban area km2 = 115.7 |metro area pop = 119,475 |metro area pop date= 2009 |metro area km2 = 771.09 |elevation min m = 42 |elevation max m = 122 }} '''Laval''' is a [[communes of France|commune]] and the [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] of the [[France|French]] [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Mayenne]]. The people that live there are called ''Lavallois''. ==History== Laval is a [[medieval]] city and was first mentioned during the [[11th century]]. == Education == * [[École supérieure d'informatique, électronique, automatique]] ==Sister cities== Laval is twinned with: * {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Boston, Lincolnshire|Boston]], [[United Kingdom]], since 1958 * {{Flagicon|United States}} [[Modesto, California|Modesto]], [[United States|USA]] * {{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Chalkidiki]], [[Greece]]. * {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Gandia]], [[Spain]], since 1978 * {{Flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[Garango]], [[Burkina Faso]] * {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]], [[Canada]] * {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Mettmann]], [[Germany]], since 1974 * {{Flagicon|