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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 ...
In 1661, l'Île d'Orléans' first parish was formed and it was known until 1679 as Paroisse de l'Île. The parish municipality was first established in 1845 as La Sainte-Famille, abolished in 1847, and reestablished in 1855. The article 'La' disappeared in the 19th century. [1] [4] A post office named Sainte-Famille-d'Orléans was opened in ...
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 ...
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; mrc_caractere.pdf by the Affaires municipales et Régions du Québec; Author: Sémhur: Other versions ...
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. It starts at the junction of Autoroute 40 at exit 325 in Beauport , now part of Quebec City , crosses the bridge and it follows around the island's perimeter, passing ...
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.
The Parish of Saint-François-de-Sales was founded in 1679, named after Francis de Sales (1567-1622) and calling to mind Francois Berthelot, Comte de Jouy and de Saint-Laurent, representative of Paris in parliament and Seigneur of Île d'Orléans (1675) at the time the parish was established. It was also known as just Saint-François, and maps ...