The main neighboring watersheds of the Bras du Nord are: The North Arm takes its source at the mouth of a mountain stream (altitude: 389 metres (1,276 ft)).

From its source, the course of the Bras du Nord descends on 30.6 kilometres (19.0 mi) according to the following segments: The mouth of the Bras du Nord spills onto the west bank of the Valin River at the foot of the Chute à Banc d'oeuvre.

After difficult years, his reputation was established: Charles III, Duke of Parma, appointed him knight of the order of Saint Louis, January 17, 1852.

He married Caterina Manucci-Benincasa, daughter of the Marquis Francesco Mannucci-Benincasa Capponi, in 1861, with whom he had at least three children.

The Canadian government commissioned him in 1882 to paint a portrait of Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, a former premier of the province of Quebec.