Jean Talon
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Jean Talon, Count d'Orsainville was a French colonial administrator who served as the first Intendant of New France. Talon was appointed by King Louis XIV and his minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to s
Portrait by Claude François, 1671
Jean Talon, statue in front of the Quebec Parliament Building
Châlons-en-Champagne
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Châlons-en-Champagne is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the prefecture of the Marne department, despite having only about a quarter of the population of the less central city of Reims.
Jean Talon
…fur trade, and poor agriculture. The colonists of New France, the governor and the bishop petitioned to France for assistance. Jean Talon was born in Châlons-en-Champagne to Philippe Talon and Anne Marie de Bury, where he was baptized on January 8, 1626. His family was related to the Parisian Talons, who held in succession…
The Hôtel de Ville
Hôtel de la Haute Mère Dieu in the 19th century
Cloister Notre-Dame-en-Vaux