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French River, an unincorporated area, is located in Queens County in the central portion of Prince Edward Island, NE. of Kensington. Its precise location is N 46°31', W 63°31'.
This page is a comprehensive index of all of the information on our website related to French River. You can also search for information on other communities.
| Aerial Photographs |
Aerial photography courtesy of AirScapes. All aerial photographs are available for sale, as prints or slides; please contact AirScapes for details. You can also see a complete list of aerial photographs of the Island.
  | French River Harbour 640 x 480 - 44K 500 x 375 - 56K |  | Harbour 500 x 342 - 46K 708 x 485 - 86K |
 | French River Golf Course 710 x 502 - 52K 500 x 353 - 57K |  | French River Harbour 499 x 358 - 62K 706 x 506 - 138K |
MORE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS... there are 8 aerial photographs of French River in our Aerial Photo Gallery.
| Community Photographs |
Our community photographs collection includes selected photos of schools, churches, parks, and other public buildings, areas and events. .
 | French River Harbour Credit: 2006 James Devault (j.devault@att.net) 375 x 451 - 77K 768 x 924 - 256K |  | Fishing Boat Credit: 2009 Stella Hagen 500 x 375 - 37K 1024 x 768 - 127K |
 | Fishing Boat Credit: 2009 Stella Hagen 500 x 375 - 13K 1024 x 768 - 45K |  | A view from somewhere down the Cape Tryon Rd. in French River. Credit: 2009 Stella Hagen. 500 x 375 - 28K 1024 x 768 - 103K |
| Visitors Guide Listings |
Our Visitors Guide is a complete vacation planning manual.
| The Geography of French River |
Maps
You can use our interactive maps to
display maps of French River and area.
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| Statistical Information |
French River falls inside the Statistics Canada
census subdivision of Lot 21. They have detailed statistical information available
for the Lot 21 census subdivision for the following categories:
Education,Ethnicity,Family,Income,Labour Force,Population, and Shelter.
Information courtesy Statistics Canada.
| History of the Name |
The official history of the geographic name French River (which can be somewhat technical, we admit):
French River (Ham.) was adopted 2 August 1944 on 11L/12.Status changed to Locality 23 October 1989 on 203-8. Named so because it was a former French settlement. (Postmaster 1902)
Information courtesy Geomatics Canada .
