Île-aux-Ruaux

Île-aux-Ruaux (Ile aux Réaux, Ile des Ruaux, Île au Ruau, and others) is one of the oldest concessions in the history of New France. The whole island was granted to the Jesuits in 1638 by the Company of One Hundred Associates. The Jesuits took possession in 1639. Among these first arrivals was François Byssot de la Rivière.

The island lies in the Saint Lawrence River and is within easy access of Quebec City and Île d'Orléans. It is approximately 3.5 miles by .75 miles in size and is part of the Archipelago of Isle-aux-Grues. It is also a part of the municipality of Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, in L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality.

References

• Île-aux-Ruaux
• Ile Réaux
• Roquefeuil, Régis de (1979) [1966]. "Byssot de la Rivière, François". In Brown, George Williams (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. I (1000–1700) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.