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Detailed map of Île d'Orléans. The Island of Orleans is situated between the Laurentian Plateau or Canadian Shield to the north and the Appalachian Mountains to the south. . Its north-eastern point marks of the St Lawrence river middle estuary, where the fresh water begins to mix with salt w
1880 map of the Isle of Orleans. Île d'Orléans (French for "Isle of Orleans") was the historic name for the New Orleans area, in present-day Louisiana, U.S.A.. In 1762, France, anticipating that Great Britain would take Louisiana at the end of the French and Indian War, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau transferred to Spain all of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River, as well as a newly ...
Description: MRC L'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec: Date: 6 October 2008: Source: travail personnel (own work). Sources : Image:Quebec-MRC.PNG by Fralambert under licence Public Domain; Image:Villages-Cris-Qc.PNG by Joseph B under licence Public Domain
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is located on the west side of Orléans Island, downstream from Quebec City, in the estuary of the St. Lawrence River.. Since the northern slope of the island is conducive to the cultivation of grapes, apples and berries, several agri-food companies are located there, including vineyards, orchards and cider factories, a blackcurrant liqueur factory, pick-your ...
Route 368 in the centre of Saint-Laurent. Route 368 is a 72 km two-lane east/west highway in Quebec, Canada, which is located on Île d'Orléans and includes the Pont de l'Île which connects the island to the mainland.
Sainte-Pétronille is a village municipality in the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada.It is situated on the south-western tip of Orléans Island, facing Quebec City.
Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ famij də lil dɔʁleɑ̃], lit. ' Saint-Famille of the Orléans Island '; Sainte-Famille prior to September 12, 2017) is a municipality in the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, part of the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale.
It was also known as just Saint-François, and maps of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries would show either one or the other form. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Isle-d'Orléans was formed, but abolished in 1847 when it became part of the County Municipality. In 1852, the local post office opened.