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.
Henri Menier bestowed the name Vauréal Falls upon the falls on Anticosti Island, as it was his home town in France.  He envisioned creating a self-sustaining estate there.