Here in 1660, Adam Dollard des Ormeaux and his companions saved New France from attack by the Iroquois during the Battle of Long Sault, according to tradition.

In 1671, an officer of the Carignan Regiment, Philippe Carion (Carrion), obtained the area as a concession in the Montreal Island Seigneury from Dollier de Casson and established a trading post.

In 1819, the post office with the English name of St. Andrews East (changed to Saint-André-Est in 1978) was established here, having adopted the name of the patron saint of the Scottish settlers.

[5] In the nineteenth century, the timber industry was very active in this section of the Laurentian Mountains and the first paper mill in Canada was built on this land in 1803.

[8] Mother tongue:[13] List of former mayors: The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.