Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
1832 - ST. VALLIER,

seigniory, in the co. of Bellechasse, is bounded N.E. by Berthier; S.W. by St. Michel; in the rear by the T. of Armagh. - About 1 1/ 4 league in breadth and about 4 leagues in depth, including the augmentation. It is the property of __ de Lanaudiere, Esq. - This seigniory is nearly as possible a counterpart of the adjoining S. of St. Michel, the quality of the soil and the varieties of timber differing only in a very slight degree; but the bank of the river St. Lawrence is much lower, and the rear part somewhat broken and rugged. There are 10 concession ranges laid out, 6 of which are settled, and 5 entirely, also 1/ 4 of the 7th. The whole is under cultivation except the domain and patches here and there; and between the 5th and 6th ranges is a rocky place called the Grand Cote unconceded. - The soil in the settled ranges is as follows: -

1st concession - white strong clay
2nd & 3rd do. - strong soil on clay
4th do. - white clay
5th do. - yellow and black soil
6th do. - strong yellow loam

All lands were conceded prior to 1759. The timber is hard-wood, spruce and epinette intermixed, and the roads are good and numerous. There is one iron mine. The fisheries produce eels, salmon, and shad...

The parish of St. Vallier is co-extensive with the seigniory. - At Four Corners are a church, 120 feet by 30, a chapel, and a presbytery built with stone; near the church is a school where 25 children are instructed.

Population 2,223
Churches R.C. 1
Chapels 1
Presbyteries 1
Corn-mills 2
Saw-mills 8
Taverns 6
Artisans 20

1832 - Bellechasse county, bounded N.E. by the co. of l'Islet; S.W. by the N.E. boundary lines of the SS. of Lauzon and Jolliet and of Frampton, Cranbourne and Watford, and thence by a line prolonged S.E. to the S. boundary of the province; N.W. by the R. St. Lawrence, and it includes all the islands in that river nearest to the co. and in the whole or in part fronting it; and on the S.E. by the S. boundary of the province. It comprise the seigniories of Berthier, St. Vallier, St. Michel, Beaumont and its augmentation, la Martiniere, Montapeine, Vincennes, St. Gervais and Livaudiere, and the townships of Buckland and Standon... it contains 581 sq. m. and seven parishes.. The surface is uneven and in many places, particularly in the rear, mountainous; the soil nevertheless is susceptible of cultivation and produces abundance of good timber. - It is watered by the rivers du Sud, Boyer, Bellechasse, and their several branches, besides numerous other streams that fall into the St. Lawrence. In the front of the co. is a chain of flourishing and interesting settlements. The population consists entirely of French Canadians.

Population 14,965
Churches, R.C. 8
Curates 7
Presbyteries 8
Convents 1
Schools 4
Villages 2
Grist mills 7
Saw mills 30
Carding mills 2
Fulling mills 3
Tanneries 3
Medical men 3
Notaries 9
Shopkeepers 23
Taverns 21
Artisans 130
River-craft 2
Tonnage 36
Keel-boats 7

A Topographical Dictionary of The Province of Lower Canada by Joseph Bouchette, Esq., London, 1832

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