History

Born at the Castle du Vivier-Coutevroust, in France, François-Charles de Bourlamaque (1722-1764) was an officer of the French army. He went to Nouvelle-France in 1756 at the same time of Montcalm and Lévis, just before the famous Anglo-French battle in North America.

Third officer in importance after them, Bourlamaque illustrated himself with the battles of Oswego, Carillon and Sainte-Foy. On his return to France after the Conquest, he presented in 1762 at the duke of Choiseul his Report on Canada which lets guess a spirit penetrating and original: it supports there that the country could be an invaluable colony for France so certain aspects of its administration were improved, it would be worth the sorrow of not abandoning... In 1763, he is named governor of the Guadeloupe where he dies in service one year later.

L'avenue De Bourlamaque appears on a chart of 1879 pennies the name d'avenue Dorion, probably as an honnor to sir Antoine-Aime Dorion (1818-1891) a lawyer and a politician. In a document going back to 1910-1911, l'avenue Dorion became l'avenue Bourlamaque. February 8, 1999, l'avenue Bourlamaque becomes l'avenue De Bourlamaque.