County Laois Contae Laoise
Coat of arms
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
Dáil Éireann	Laois–Offaly
EU Parliament	Midlands–North-West
County seat	Port Laoise
Government
• Type	County Council
Area
• Total	1,720 km2 (660 sq mi)
• Rank	23rd
Population  (2011)	80,559
• Rank	23th
Car plates	LS
Website	www.laois.ie

County Laois (Irish: Contae Laoise) is a county of Ireland. County Laois is in the province of Leinster. County Laois takes its name from the medieval kingdom of Loígis. The population of County Laois is 80,559 as of 2011.^[1]

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