Champs-Élysées in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Samuel Champlain

le 26 juin 1604

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 28, 2012

1. Samuel Champlain Marker

Inscription. de Brouage en Saintonge Avec Pierre Dugua de Mons et ses Compagnons fondent en Acadie le premier éstablissement Français permanent au Canada et ensuite s’établira à Québec en 1608.

[English translation]
On June 26, 1604 Samuel Champlain of Brouage en Saintonge With Pierre Du Gua de Monts and his companions founded in Acadia the first permanent French settlement in Canada and then drew plans for Quebec City in 1608.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 26, 1604.

Location. 48° 51.903′ N, 2° 18.636′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Champs-Élysées. Marker is at the intersection of Cours la Reine and Avenue de Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Cours la Reine. This marker is located at the entrance to l'Jardin de le Monde Nouveau (Garden of the New World). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75008, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jacques Cartier (here, next to this marker); Conrad Busken Huet (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); André Dhôme (approx. half a kilometer away); Gabriel Masse (approx. half a kilometer away); René Alazard (approx. half a kilometer away); The Conference Gate

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(approx. 0.6 kilometers away); L’égoùt de Paris (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Jean Giraudoux (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Champlain, Samuel de - Dicationary of Canadian Biography Online. "CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL DE, draftsman, geographer, explorer, founder of Quebec in 1608." (Submitted on October 25, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 28, 2012

2. Samuel Champlain Marker

Marker on the left.

Samuel Champlain (left) and Jacques Cartier (right) Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 28, 2012

3. Samuel Champlain (left) and Jacques Cartier (right) Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 478 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 25, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.