New France

New France

New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...

 was governed by three rulers: the governor

Governor of New France

The Governor of New France was the viceroy of the King of France in North America. A French noble, he was appointed to govern the colonies of New France, which included Canada, Acadia and Louisiana. The residence of the Governor was at the Château St-Louis in the capital of Quebec City...

, the bishop and the intendant

Intendant

The title of intendant has been used in several countries through history. Traditionally, it refers to the holder of a public administrative office...

, all appointed by the King, and sent from France. The intendant was responsible for finance, economic development, and the administration of justice (law and order). He also presided over the Sovereign Council of New France

Sovereign Council of New France

The Sovereign Council of New France was a political body appointed by the King of France and consisting of a Governor General, an Intendant of New France answered to the French Minister of the Marine, And also the Bishop witch helped with laws and land...

 . Because of his extensive powers, there were often disputes over jurisdiction between the governor and the intendant.

The first intendant of New France was Jean Talon sent by the king of france who was at the time Louis XIV , appointed in 1665 when the colony became a royal province of France. It was Talon who took the first census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

 of the colony in 1666. Talon also established many industries in New France, including shipbuilding.

Name	Term	Sovereign
Jean Talon Jean Talon Jean Talon, Comte d'Orsainville was a French colonial administrator who was the first and most highly regarded Intendant of New France under King Louis XIV...	1665–1668	Louis XIV Louis XIV of France Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
Claude de Boutroue d'Aubigny Claude de Boutroue d'Aubigny Claude de Bouteroue d'Aubigny was the intendant of New France from 1668 to 1670. His tenure was between two periods served by Jean Talon in that position.-External links:*...	1668–1670
Jean Talon Jean Talon Jean Talon, Comte d'Orsainville was a French colonial administrator who was the first and most highly regarded Intendant of New France under King Louis XIV...	1669–1672
Jacques Duchesneau de la Doussinière et d'Ambault Jacques Duchesneau de la Doussinière et d'Ambault Jacques Duchesneau de la Doussinière et d'Ambault, chevalier , was intendant of New France from 1675 to 1682. His other offices included counsellor to His Majesty, treasurer of France, commissary for the generality of Tours c. 1664 and general of the king’s finances in Touraine...	1675–1682
Jacques de Meulles Jacques de Meulles Jacques de Meulles, seigneur of La Source , was intendant and interim governor general of New France. He was the son of Pierre de Meulles, king's councillor, treasurer-general of war supplies; d. 1703....	1682–1686
Jean Bochart de Champigny Jean Bochart de Champigny Jean Bochart de Champigny, Sieur de Noroy et de Verneuil, chevalier , was Superintendent of Finances from 1624 to 1626 and intendant of New France from 1686 to 1702. He was the son of Jean Bochart de Champigny, intendant of Rouen, and Marie Boivin.- External links :* *... , sieur de Noroy de Verneuil	1686–1702
François de Beauharnois de la Chaussaye, Baron de Beauville François de Beauharnois de la Chaussaye, Baron de Beauville François de Beauharnois de la Chaussaye, Baron de Beauville or François de Beauharnais de La Boëche / Boische was a French naval and colonial administrator in France itself and in New France, and a member of the House of Beauharnais.-Family:François de Beauharnais was the son of a lawyer in the...	1702–1705
Jacques Raudot Jacques Raudot Jacques Raudot was the co-Intendant of New France between 1705 and 1710 with his son Antoine-Denis Raudot.- External links :* * *...  co-intendant	1705–1711
Antoine-Denis Raudot Antoine-Denis Raudot Antoine-Denis Raudot , was born in Versailles, France)), son of Jacques Raudot.- Intendant of New France :Antoine-Denis Raudot was the co-intendant of New France from 1705 to 1710, along with Jacques Raudot, his father....  co-intendant	1705–1710
Michel Bégon de la Picardière	1712–1726	Louis XV Louis XV of France Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
Claude-Thomas Dupuy Claude-Thomas Dupuy Claude-Thomas Dupuy was from Paris, France, where he followed the family's path of upward mobility and prepared himself for a career in law. His good fortunes regarding his career were recognized in the appointment as Intendant of New France from 1726 to 1728 in New France...	1726–1728
Gilles Hocquart Gilles Hocquart Gilles Hocquart was from France and minor nobility. The family were successful administrators and financiers.Hocquart was chosen to replace Claude-Thomas Dupuy as Intendant of New France because of his background and because he was deemed to be a more compatible choice to work with Governor...	1729–1748
François Bigot François Bigot François Bigot was a French government official. He served as the Financial Commissary on Île Royale and as Intendant of New France. He was the last official ever to hold the latter position, losing it on the occasion of the British Conquest of Québec in 1759...	1748–1760