The Lejeune Township ( French : Canton Lejeune ) is located in the MRC Mekinac Regional County Municipality , in Mauricie , Quebec , Canada .
10-427: Located south of Mekinac Township and west of Marmier Township , Lejeune township straddles two municipal territories: The territory of Lejeune Township depends on two watersheds : Lejeune township is mostly forest land. Logging has been the engine of the economy of this region. Today, tourist activities are very popular, including resorts, hunting, fishing, water sports, ATVs, snowmobiles, excursions on foot in
20-662: A passion for travelling, and this he combined throughout his life with the production of literature. After journeying in Switzerland , Belgium and the Netherlands , he was attached in 1835 to the Arctic expedition of the Recherche ; and after a couple of years at Rennes as professor of foreign literature, he visited (1842) Russia, (1845) Syria , (1846) Algeria , (1848–1849) North America and South America, and numerous volumes from his pen were
30-531: The Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec). 46°55′N 72°35′W / 46.92°N 72.58°W / 46.92; -72.58 Marmier (township) Marmier township is located in the municipalities of Lac-aux-Sables and Notre-Dame-de-Montauban , in the Mekinac Regional County Municipality , in the administrative region of Mauricie , on
40-511: The Marmier township. The lakes of the Marmier township are: Germain, "du Midi", Hackett , Fontaine, Price, Bégin, du Milieu, Boiteau, Buffon, Profond et Terrien . The Railway of Canadian National Railway linking Hervey-Jonction to La Tuque pass through the township Marmier, between Audy station and Lac-Masketsi station. The names "Marmier township" and Lejeune Township were announced simultaneously on September 4, 1892. Marmier township
50-554: The exercise of his priestly ministry, he devoted himself to writing an annual reports, which was sent to France . The Relations of Jesuits in New France is one of the main sources of history. Back in France in 1649, he was appointed Attorney Jesuit mission of Canada . He died in Paris in 1664. The name "Canton Lejeune" was officially registered 4 February 1982 in the register of place names of
60-555: The forest and climbing some cliffs. The main roads are : Already named in 1873, the Canton Lejeune was proclaimed on September 4, 1892, in the Gazette officielle du Québec , at the same time as Marmier (township) to the east. In this township, several lakes are named after the Jesuit missionary Paul Le Jeune , such as Missionary Lake , Lake Jesuit , and Lac Le Jeune . Paul Young
70-669: The north shore of Saint Lawrence River , Quebec , Canada . In Quebec, a "canton" (township in English) is a historic cadastral division of the territory to facilitate the grant of public lands to individuals for colonization. Township Marmier is located east of the Lejeune Township and north-west of the Batiscan River . Its territory includes the Zec Tawachiche . The Tawachiche River and Tawachiche West River flow entirely within
80-577: The writer published the novel "The Betrothed Spitzbergen" (1858). Marmier was elected to the French Academy in 1870. 46°59′N 72°28′W / 46.98°N 72.47°W / 46.98; -72.47 Xavier Marmier Xavier Marmier ( French pronunciation: [ɡzavje maʁmje] ; 22 June 1808 – 12 October 1892) was a French writer born in Pontarlier , in Doubs . He had
90-603: Was born in 1591 to Calvinist parents in Chalons-sur-Marne , in Champagne ( Vitry-le-François , France ). He converted to Catholicism at the age of 16 years. In 1632, Paul Le Jeune was appointed superior of the Jesuit mission in Canada. He was assigned to Quebec when David Kirke 's group ceded the city they occupied since 1629. Upon his arrival in New France , he learned Indian languages and performs several exploration excursions. In
100-857: Was formalized in the register of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec), on December 5, 1968. The name "Marmier township" originated in honor of a French prolific writer Xavier Marmier (1809-1892), originally from Pontarlier (east of France), in the Doubs. Following the publication of several books chronicling his travels in Scandinavia , Poland and Russia , this writer lived in 1849 in Lower Canada, particularly in Quebec and Montreal , and then in Upper Canada . After publishing his "Letters on America" in 1852 in Paris ,
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