Henri Menier named the  Vauréal Falls on Anticosti Island after the town of Vauréal in France where he owned a home. At Anticosti, he hoped to set up a seigniory that could be self-supporting.
The naming of the Vauréal Falls is connected to Henri Menier's ownership of a property in Vauréal, France, and his desire to establish a self-sufficient seigniory on Anticosti Island.