The western boundary of the manor cut the Batiscan river at the rapids of Manitou, between Saint-Adelphe and Saint-Stanislas.
The estates of the north shore of St. Lawrence river fell within the stately administrative division of Trois-Rivières.
Established in 1627 in New France and abolished in 1854, the feudal system allowed the state to divide the territory into fiefs and lordships to sustain the momentum of colonization.
In each fiefs or manors, lords attributed by[2] lots to the highest bidder settlers (charging system).
From its source at Lake Anne (in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve), the Sainte-Anne river follows a path of about 120 kilometres (75 mi).
In 1609, the river was named "Sante-Marie" by Samuel de Champlain, who used the same name in his book from 1632, titled "Les Voyages de la Nouvelle-France occidentale dite Canada" (The Travels of the western New France called Canada).
In popular usage, the river is called "Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade" because its mouth is located in the municipality of the same name.
[5] The colonization of the lordship of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade began with a leading front on the north side of St. Lawrence river.