Portneuf is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region of Quebec , Canada. RCM of Portneuf has been established on January 1, 1982. It is composed of 21 municipalities: nine cities, seven municipalities, two parishes and three unorganized territories. The county seat is located in Cap-Santé .
36-621: Deschambault-Grondines is a municipality located in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the Capitale-Nationale region, Quebec , Canada . Deschambault-Grondines was created in 2002 by the merger of the villages of Deschambault and Grondines . It is a member of the Fédération des Villages-relais du Québec. ' The village of Deschambault is located in the eastern part of
72-530: A deed dated August 8, 1664, the Lordship of Champlain was granted to Étienne Pézard de la Tousche, Governor Augustine Saffray Mézy and Bishop François de Montmorency-Laval . Its scope covered 1.5 lieue of frontage and one lieue deep, on both sides of the Champlain River. The lease did not mention a name given to the lordship. The act of ratification was issued by His Majesty on May 24, 1689. In 1665,
108-621: A few others. The last lord of Grondines was Senator David Edward Price in 1871, a member of the influential Price family . The Grondines windmill was built and is the oldest windmill in Québec. In canoes, made of birch bark or carved out of a tree trunk , First Nations have crisscrossed the St. Lawrence River from west to east, from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and all
144-592: A member of the Hamelin de Chavigny also appeared in documents of the Canadian nobility, where they asked the king to keep in power the current Governor of Quebec James Murray , with the hope of being less penalized by the injustices they had to suffer after the British conquest. The signatories, including A. Hamelin, were Luc de la Corne , François-Joseph Cugnet , Aubert de Gaspé , Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay , and
180-623: A narrowing of the channel, marked, especially at low tide, by a much stronger current than anywhere else on the St. Lawrence downstream of Montreal .' From the canoes of the First Nations to the ships of the conquerors, the Richelieu Rapids have played a strategic role in the history of Cape Lauzon, Deschambault and all of Quebec. To this day, they still make life as hard for sailboats , rowboats , canoes , small boats as they do for
216-511: Is a lord, a merchant and politician in Lower Canada . In 1809 and 1810, he was elected to Northumberland to House of Assembly of Lower Canada. • 1797: sale of the manor of Champlain by Joseph Drapeau to buy half of the Isle of Orleans . • 1830-1850: emergence of the present village in the center of town. In 1860, there were 20 locations in the village. In 1933, there were 150. • 1854:
252-651: The fief Marsolet and fief Tree to the Cross , located in the present territory of the Municipality of Champlain . • August 8, 1664: grant of the lordship of Champlain. This date proves the founding of the town of Champlain, Quebec, the eighth oldest town in New France. • 1664: Construction of Fort La Touche-Champlain, in Champlain, at the mouth of the Champlain River. • 1664-1665: The first settlers moved to
288-726: The Barons Le Moyne de Longueuil , the Pézard de Champlain , and the Boucher de Montarville .' A member of this family was also recognized as noble by the Sovereign Council of New France of Louis XIV in 1654, and would join the French-Canadian nobility , being the lord and commander Jacques-François Hamelin de Bourgchemin et de l'Hermitière, a descendant of Jacques Hamelin , bishop of Tulle.' In 1766,
324-623: The Deschambault Navigators Committee." Even after the opening of the Chemin du Roy , a route considered difficult, the seaway continued to be used more than the land route. Deschambault, a village of sailors , Le Soleil. Translated from French. The name Grondines was named by Samuel de Champlain himself in 1674. "Grondines" is from the French verb " gronder ", meaning to rumble or roar. The 'seigneurie des Grondines'
360-669: The Electoral Federal Riding of Portneuf District (all but Notre-Dame-de-Mautauban). The administrative county seat remained in Cap-Santé while moving from the County Corporation building to a newly built one located further east on 185, Route 138 at a slight distance from the historic village of Cap-Santé. There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM: Highways and numbered routes that run through
396-454: The English light, since there was a lighthouse at the end of the island. According to historian Raymond Douville, this point is the origin of the name Grondines, probably given by the boaters who had to go around, at the rising tide, the many pebbles that the waves hit in dull roars and whose echoes resonated on the escarpments of the coast. DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA « . . . The part of
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#1732786835514432-562: The Governor. Following this setback, Mézy granted Pézard a manor on the north shore of St. Lawrence river on August 8, 1664. Pézard immediately began to operate the Lordship, unlike the majority of the lords of his time. He immediately began construction of a mansion near the mouth of the Champlain River, on the edge of a rock and a church in 1665. This stately new concession exacerbated the Jesuits who believed their manorial fully vested on
468-532: The Grondines map-area underlain by Paleozoic rocks (approximately two-thirds of the whole) is a nearly featureless plain rising in the north and west to 250 feet above sea level, and dropping to tide water level along the Saint-Laurent. » « . . . The Grondines and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade swamp is one of the last, large, treed swamps on the river. It extends along seven kilometres of shoreline in
504-490: The St. Lawrence River, Cartier passed the site of the future town of Champlain. In 1580, the Basque people made several fishing trips to the St. Lawrence River. In 1603, Samuel de Champlain went to Champlain, Quebec. He erected the first permanent post which became Quebec City in 1608. The town of Trois-Rivières was founded in 1634. On August 16, 1643, Jacques Aubuchon of Trois-Rivières was granted permission to settle on land of
540-710: The St. Lawrence River’s freshwater estuary. The swamp shelters several at-risk species, including plants that are endemic to the freshwater estuary. It is a rare biodiversity hot spot on a global scale, according to the Atlas de la biodiversité du Québec (Quebec biodiversity atlas). » The Grondines and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade Swamp, A unique ecosystem. Population trend: Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,044 (total dwellings: 1,169) Mother tongue: [REDACTED] Media related to Deschambault-Grondines at Wikimedia Commons Portneuf Regional County Municipality The Regional County Municipality of Portneuf
576-462: The acknowledged founder of New France, gave his name to the Champlain River. Subsequently, the first lord, Étienne Pézard de la Touche , adopted the place name of Champlain to describe his lordship. The same place name was used by the Catholic parish at Champlain, to describe the town of Champlain in 1845, and the federal electoral district in 1867. Many people used the St. Lawrence River before
612-565: The captains of large merchant ships . The St. Lawrence River limits the territory of Portneuf regional County (RCM) for nearly 70 km. Along the Chemin du Roi , from one village to another, several spaces allow you to rest, visit, picnic, fish, observe birds, dip your toes in the water. The main attraction remains the docks. In Grondines, the tip of the Anse des Grondines, also known in the vernacular: La Grande Pointe, Pointe de la Laille or Grande pointe de la Laille. The word laille could come from
648-587: The creation of the Lordship of Champlain. The indigenous peoples were present along the river for more than 5,000 to 7,000 years. The Vikings sailed along the east coast of Canada and in the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the 11th century, and French fishermen frequented the Gaspé Peninsula before Jacques Cartier first arrived in Canada in 1534. In 1535, during his second voyage of discovery on
684-587: The drafting of the document "Histoire véritable et, naturelle…" (real history and natural ...) (Paris, 1664). In June 1664, Pézard left Trois-Rivières to command the garrison at Montreal . He married Madeleine Mullois de La Borde on June 20, 1664, at Notre Dame Church in Montreal ; they had five children. Although Pézard was appointed governor of Montreal by Augustine Saffray Mézy (on the same day as his marriage), this appointment never came into effect. The lords of Montreal opposed, alleging their right to appoint
720-475: The first land grants were contracted in the Lordship of Champlain. From 1668, manor residents said they lived in "La Touche-Champlain" which was simplified to "Champlain" in 1669. Twenty years after the creation of the Lordship of Champlain, in 1684, Monsignor François de Montmorency-Laval gave the official name to the Catholic parish as "Champlain", pointing out that this was the name in common use. The first lord
756-424: The founding of the lordship. The Lord was able to grant all the lots along the river's shore. The first increase in the territory of the lordship seems to have been granted before 1721 by the Jesuits , to Étienne Pézard de la Tousche according to Jean Bouffard . Another increase, with a range of three "lieues" deep, was granted on April 28, 1697, to Madame De la Tousche by the Governor, Louis Frontenac Buade , and
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#1732786835514792-634: The future Lordship of Champlain. However, he did not do so, mainly because of the property's remoteness and the threat of attacks by the Iroquois . He sold his share in 1645. The Marsolet and Hertel land grants , of April 5, 1644, were located in the area of the upper Champlain, in the western part of the municipality. Beginning in 1645, Jacques Hertel built a house on his land while continuing to live in Trois-Rivières. Both of these land grants were divided into lots, beginning in 1666. According to
828-572: The municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: Lordship of Champlain The Lordship of Champlain was granted in 1664, on the north side of the St. Lawrence River between Trois-Rivières and Quebec City , under the feudal system of New France . Today, the territory of the former manor of Champlain is located in the administrative region of Mauricie in Quebec , Canada. The capital
864-547: The municipality. It has its origins in the Seigneurie de Chavigny, granted in 1640 by the Compagnie de la Nouvelle-France. In 1671, Jacques-Alexis Fleury, Sieur Deschambault, married the heiress of the seigneury and became its owner in 1683 through an exchange of land. He then gave his name to his new domain. The parish of Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault was founded in 1713 and canonically erected in 1753. The parish municipality
900-706: The north shore of the St. Lawrence River between the Saint-Maurice River and the Batiscan River . Meanwhile, the Jesuits actively pursued the settlement of Cap-de-la-Madeleine . Through his contacts with the authorities of Trois-Rivières, as well as efforts among captains, established families, soldiers and immigrants, Pézard attracted pioneers, and the first families come from Trois-Rivières, such as those of Antoine Desrosiers, François Chorel and Pierre Dandonneau, among 22 land grants in 1665. To thank Pézard for his efforts in encouraging colonization,
936-556: The rivers of the Americas , from north to south, from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego , for millennia. Indigenous peoples knew the advantages, irritants, barriers and dangers of waterways long before the arrival of Europeans and Jacques Cartier (1491-1557). Opposite Cape Lauzon, in the middle of the St. Lawrence River, the Richelieu Rapids stretch for a distance of nearly 2 km. These rapids, which are virtually invisible, correspond to
972-461: The side of the lordship of Champlain. One of 34 lots granted in 1664-65 by Pézard. Some of the first families come from Trois-Rivières, such as those of Antoine Desrosiers, François Chorel and Pierre Dandonneau. • In 1666: concessions of the fief Hertel begin to be granted. • 1667: concessions on fief Marsolet begin to be granted to tenants. • 1789: acquisition of the manor of Champlain by Joseph Drapeau (April 13, 1752 - November 3, 1810). He
1008-487: The steward gave him a "flight" from the royal stables. The date of Pézard's death is unknown, and is not recorded in religious or civil records of New France. Historians conclude he died in 1696, based on documents that highlight his name in 1695. In addition, according to historian Jean Hamelin, documents written in November 1696 refer to the widow Mary Magdalene Mullois, who died in 1704. • April 5, 1644: concession of
1044-479: The steward, Jean Bochart de Champigny . The ratification act was by His Majesty on May 28, 1700. Étienne Pézard de la Tousche, a military man, was born in Blois , Orleans, France , the son of Claude Pézard and Marie Masson. He left France for Canada in 1661, and was immediately appointed a lieutenant, then captain, of the garrison at Trois-Rivières. During this assignment, Pézard gave assistance to Pierre Boucher in
1080-626: The time, Charles Jacques Huault de Montmagny , gave the concession to the nuns hospitallers, administrators of Hôtel-Dieu de Québec , and thereafter, it was resold in 1683 to Lord Jacques Aubert. Being the father-in-law of Louis Hamelin, the next lord of Grondines, the lordship passed to the Hamelin family afterwards, and was transmitted to their descendants until 1797, following the British Conquest . In 1698, comte Louis de Buade of Château Frontenac award them concessions, extending their lordship with additional islands and isles. This family
1116-484: Was called "De la Touche-Champlain" in 1680, or "Pézard Champlain" in 1693 or "Pézard Latouche-Champlain" in 1702. A fort and a chapel were built between 1664 and 1665. The first acts were registered in 1665 in the parish registry. The first church was built between 1666 and 1671, to replace the chapel of Fort La Touche. In 1671, a flour mill was put into operation. In 1679, the town of Champlain had forty families with 250 people, some who had been established there ever since
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1152-573: Was constituted as a regional administrative entity on November 25, 1981, by a Provincial decree creating the supralocal Regional County Municipality administration based on the (...) and therefore replacing the previously existing historic Portneuf County Corporation . While the new administrative boundary included most of the communities from its previous historic limits, a few municipalities were merged with bordering entities: St-Augustin-de-Desmaures , Sainte-Catherine-de-Portneuf , Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Quebec . Those municipalities yet remained within
1188-421: Was created in 1855, and the village municipality separated from it in 1951. These two entities merged again in 1989.' . . . At one time, Deschambault was said to have "a pilot every two houses." Very early on "the taste for the sea" developed there, because the St. Lawrence has long been the only way to access the village. "Everything was happening on the river !" says Father Jacques Paquin, coordinator of
1224-828: Was one of the eight seigneurial dynasties that lived permanently on their estate for six generations. Over time, the Hamelins married members of the French-Canadian nobility . The families were the Couillard de l'Espinay , the Denys de la Ronde , partners of Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye , the Fleury d'Eschambault , the Gaultier de Varennes , the Lorimier de la Rivière , the Chavigny de la Chevrotière , and their in-laws included
1260-466: Was one of the oldest lordship in the province of Quebec , and was initially granted in 1637 by the Company of New France to Duchess Marie-Madeleine de Vignerot de Pontcourlay , Dame d'atours of Marie de' Medici , and niece of Cardinal Richelieu , chief minister of Louis XIV . The estate covered a land area of around 90 square miles or nearly 60,000 acres.' In 1646, the Governor of New-France at
1296-540: Was the town of Champlain. The Lordship of Champlain stretched from the north shore of the St. Lawrence River (west of the mouth of the Champlain River ) up towards the north, parallel to the Lordship of Batiscan on the east side. The north-south dividing line between the two domains also divides the municipalities of Saint-Narcisse and Hérouxville . During an exploration trip in 1632, Samuel de Champlain ,
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