Lanoraie

Lanoraie (French pronunciation: [lanɔʁɛ]) is a town in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality.

When Jacques Cartier passed through in the 16th century, the Iroquois had already established themselves in the area, calling it Agochanda or Agouchonda, meaning "place where one stops to eat and rest".

It was also in this area in 1642 that Isaac Jogues was abducted by the Mohawks along with Guillaume Couture and René Goupil, and taken into captivity and tortured.

In 1688, the Seignory of La Noraye (also spelled as: Lanauraie, Lanoraie, Noraye) was united with the Autray Seignory, granted in 1637 to Jean Bourdon who passed it on to his son Jacques Bourdon d'Autray in 1653.

[1] Population trend:[4] Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,123 (total dwellings: 2,199) Mother tongue: Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including: The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including: Media related to Lanoraie at Wikimedia Commons

Notre-Dame Street in Oct 2022