Which territory offers a more urban and concentrated atmosphere?

Saint-Léonard has a density of 5,616 residents per square kilometer, which is significantly higher than Laval's density of 1,781. The Montreal borough fosters a close-knit neighborhood life where everything is quickly accessible within a limited area of 13.5 km².

What is the school offering for families in these two areas?

Laval has 100 schools, which is about 7.1 times more (or 614% more) than Saint-Léonard with its 14 schools. This advantage for Laval includes 73 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, providing a wide range of choices for parents.

Which is the better choice for a student profile?

Laval holds the advantage for the student profile with its 7 CEGEPs and a highly diversified educational offer. Saint-Léonard performs well for its scale with 4 CEGEPs for its 75,707 residents.

How do the public transit networks compare?

Laval has 2,785 bus stops, representing about 10 times more (or 898% more) than the 279 stops in Saint-Léonard. The Laval network covers a much larger territory to serve its 169,785 households.

Saint-Léonard vs Laval

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Saint-Léonard

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Laval

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Comparison

The same numbers,
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Between Saint-Léonard and Laval, 11 public indicators line up. Saint-Léonard shows 75,707 residents on population versus 438,370 residents for Laval. Saint-Léonard holds 13.5 km² on area, 246.1 km² for Laval. Saint-Léonard pulls ahead with 5,616 residents per km² on density (1,781 residents per km² for Laval). The difference shows mostly on area, where Laval leads by 18.3× more, and on density, where Saint-Léonard regains 3.2× more.

Comparison of Saint-Léonard and Laval on 11 public indicators
Indicator	Saint-Léonard	Laval
Population (residents)	75 707	438 370
Area (square kilometres)	13,5 km²	246,1 km²
Density (residents per km²)	5 616	1 781
Schools (schools (MEQ))	14	100
Primary schools (primary schools)	12	73
Secondary schools (secondary schools)	2	16
Public schools (public schools)	14	90
Private schools (private schools)	0	10
CEGEPs (CEGEPs and colleges)	4	7
Bus stops (stops)	279	2 785
Households (households)	31 265	169 785

Population

Saint-Léonard

75 707

residents

Laval

438 370

residents

75 707

residents

Population

438 370

residents

Area

Saint-Léonard

13.5km²

square kilometres

Laval

246.1km²

square kilometres

13.5km²

square kilometres

Area

246.1km²

square kilometres

Density

Saint-Léonard

5 616

residents per km²

Laval

1 781

residents per km²

5 616

residents per km²

Density

1 781

residents per km²

Schools

Saint-Léonard

schools (MEQ)

Laval

100

schools (MEQ)

Schools

100

schools (MEQ)

Primary schools

Saint-Léonard

primary schools

Laval

primary schools

Primary schools

primary schools

Secondary schools

Saint-Léonard

secondary schools

Laval

secondary schools

Secondary schools

secondary schools

Public schools

Saint-Léonard

public schools

Laval

public schools

Public schools

public schools

Private schools

Saint-Léonard

private schools

Laval

private schools

Private schools

private schools

CEGEPs

Saint-Léonard

CEGEPs and colleges

Laval

CEGEPs and colleges

CEGEPs

CEGEPs and colleges

Bus stops

Saint-Léonard

279

stops

Laval

2 785

stops

279

stops

Bus stops

2 785

stops

Households

Saint-Léonard

31 265

households

Laval

169 785

households

31 265

households

Households

169 785

households

In short

The difference in area is striking between these two territories, with Laval offering about 18.3 times more space (or 1726% more) than Saint-Léonard, spanning 246.1 km² compared to just 13.5 km². This scale difference results in a much higher urban density in Saint-Léonard, which has 5,616 residents per square kilometer compared to 1,781 in Laval. While the Montreal borough of Saint-Léonard offers a compact and concentrated neighborhood life, the large city of Laval deploys large-scale school and transit infrastructure for its 438,370 residents.

For which lifestyle?

Four lifestyles, who wins each.

Laval leads on 1 of 1 lifestyles.

For students

CEGEPs, universities, housing cost

Laval

Slight edge

Saint-Léonard

Laval

About the scores. 0 to 100 per lifestyle, computed from public indicators (schools, safety, transit, environment, etc.) across all boroughs and cities covered by Explore Ma Ville.

Questions

Questions about Saint-Léonard vs Laval

Which territory offers a more urban and concentrated atmosphere?: Saint-Léonard has a density of 5,616 residents per square kilometer, which is significantly higher than Laval's density of 1,781. The Montreal borough fosters a close-knit neighborhood life where everything is quickly accessible within a limited area of 13.5 km².
What is the school offering for families in these two areas?: Laval has 100 schools, which is about 7.1 times more (or 614% more) than Saint-Léonard with its 14 schools. This advantage for Laval includes 73 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, providing a wide range of choices for parents.
Which is the better choice for a student profile?: Laval holds the advantage for the student profile with its 7 CEGEPs and a highly diversified educational offer. Saint-Léonard performs well for its scale with 4 CEGEPs for its 75,707 residents.
How do the public transit networks compare?: Laval has 2,785 bus stops, representing about 10 times more (or 898% more) than the 279 stops in Saint-Léonard. The Laval network covers a much larger territory to serve its 169,785 households.

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