Ondaonnentakwi

Ondaonnentakwi, a Wendat name associated with the great shore, refers to the Côte-de-Beaupré along the north bank of the St Lawrence. Here the river runs beneath the hills on its way towards the estuary. In 1636 the French granted a seigneury extending from the Montmorency Falls to the Rivière du Gouffre. François de Laval acquired its shares between 1662 and 1668, and farms and settlements grew along the coast. In 1759, during the campaign against Québec, British troops attacked its villages.