[1] The present district of Lauritsala comprises only the center of the former town.

[2] Lauritsala was originally one of the villages of the Lappee parish.

[4]: 26–27  It is home to UPM-Kymmene's Kaukas mills and part of the Saimaa Canal.

There are old detached houses and blocks of flats in the area, with new settlements.

[5]: 47  In addition, part of the Laihia settlement in Lappee municipality extended to Lauritsala.