History of Rigaud, Québec, Canada

On October 29, 1732 that the seigneury of Rigaud was granted to Pierre de Rigaud de Cavagnal, naval officer, and to Captain Pierre-François de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, his brother. The latter, born in 1698, was the last French Governor General of Canada and, as such, he signed the capitulation of New France.

But its development only really began in the middle of the 19th century, after the opening of a post office under the name of Rigaud in 1832, and the opening of the Bourget college by the Clercs de Saint-Viateur.

seigniory, in the co. of Vaudreuil, is bounded E. by the S. of Vaudreuil; W. by the province line; in the rear by the T. of Newton; in front by the Ottawa and the Lake of Two Mountains. - 3 leagues in front by 3 in depth. Granted, Oct. 29 1732, to Sieurs de Cavagnal and Rigaud: the present proprietor is W. Bingham, Esq. - A very fertile soil runs through the whole of this grant, and where cultivated is found well adapted to grain and pulse of all sorts. Two thirds of the S. are settled, and the remainder is in standing wood. There are 9 concessions, containing 266 farms; 5 concessions are in the upper end of the S., 3 in the lower end, and one in the intervening space: there are also 35 emplacemens. The farms are 3 and 4 arpents by 16 and 20. The unconceded lands are not surveyed and have no roads across them. This S. is watered by the rivers a la Graisse and Raquette; the former is at all times navigable from the Ottawa up to the fall, which greatly contributes to the advantage of...

RIGAUD, a flourishing post village and seigniory of Quebec, co. of Vaudreuil, on the Riviere a la Graisse, 45 miles W.S. W. of Montreal, 16 miles from Vandreuil. It is the seat of Rigand College and Ste. Anne's Convent, and contains a telegraph otfice,6 stores, a saw mill and a grist mill. Pop. 250.