Overview

The square was a part of the fief given in 1658 to Lambert Closse

Lambert Closse

Raphaël Lambert Closse was a merchant when he disembarked at Ville-Marie, Nouvelle-France in 1647.His exact date of birth is unknown, however, he was born in Mogues in the Ardennes department of today's northern France....

 and ceded to the Jesuits in 1692. It passed to the Crown in 1763 and was the site of the old prison until 1836.

The monument to Jean Vauquelin

Jean Vauquelin

Jean Vauquelin was a French naval officer.Vauquelin came to Canada as part of the naval force innvolved in the Seven Years' War. He arrived in 1759 in commander of the frigate Atalante. Ensuing action involved Louisbourg and the naval battles with the British on the St. Lawrence...

 (1728-1772) by Paul-Eugène Benet was unveiled on June 22, 1930. The height of the monument is 6.8 metres (22.3 ft) of which the statue 2.8 metres (9.2 ft).