Category: Places of memory

St. Alban  St. Alban is named after Alban de Verulamium, a 3rd century martyr, the first in Britain, beheaded for saving a priest from persecution. Saint-Alban is a municipality in the regional municipality of Portneuf County in Quebec (Canada), located in the administrative region of the National Capital The history (more…)

St. Ubalde Saint-Ubalde is located west of the White River, an hour from Quebec City, in the administrative region of the National Capital. It is part of the Portneuf County Regional Municipality. The total area of the territory, dotted with lakes and hills, is more than 141 square kilometers. Saint-Ubalde (more…)

St. Marc des Carrières Saint-Marc-des-Carrières is the penultimate municipality to be built on the territory of the MRC of Portneuf. Since the beginning of the 19th century, stone quarries have played a significant role in the local economy. This municipality is recognized as the Capital of the Stone of Portneuf (more…)

A Brief History of St. Basil   Saint-Basile is a city in Quebec, Canada, located in the regional municipality of Portneuf County, in the administrative region of the National Capital. It is named in honor of Basil of Caesarea, doctor of the Church. The first inhabitants of the future territory of (more…)

PORTNEUF This lordship was granted by the company of New France, to the Sieur de la Poterie, on the sixteenth Of April, thousand six hundred and forty-seven; it is designated as containing “a league and a half along” the St. Laurent River, on three miles deep inland, from the Creek (more…)

Both nestled at the foot of the Laurentian mountains and traversed by the winding course of the Jacques-Cartier River, Pont-Rouge quickly taken advantage of this force of nature to attract its first inhabitants around 1740. It was however founded over one hundred years later, in 1867. Pont-Rouge was formerly known (more…)

 Contrary to the legend left by the class books, the Hurons and Iroquois were not living nomads scattered; they lived in fortified villages, that is, houses that could contain between seven and seventy families. Contrary to popular belief, Chef Donnacona (Domagaya), hence the origin of the name of the city, (more…)

Cap-Santé is a city in Quebec (Canada), the capital of the Portneuf MRC, in the Capitale-Nationale region. It is part of the Association of the most beautiful villages of Quebec, with an area of 55 square km. This town, which overlooks the St. Lawrence River on the north shore, is (more…)

Mesnil is a very common name in Northern France. It is derived from the latin mansionem “home, House”. The A part of latin has created a new term mansionile, where the Gallo-Roman my [N] SIONILE. It became in french medieval maisnil, mesnil “House with land”. The second element Mauger is (more…)

Bessault or Beaussault is the village where Charles Matte, the father of Nicolas is buried. Charles died on Friday, June 28, 1680 and Nicolas’ godfather also named Nicolas died on Wednesday, February 18, 1682. Charles Matte paid 60 pounds to be buried in the Chapel of the Virgin – Bessault (more…)