The name "Lordship of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade" takes its name from the Sainte-Anne river which flows into the St. Lawrence river (North shore) at the height of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, located about east of Trois-Rivières. From its source at Lake Anne (in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve), the Sainte-Anne river follows a path of about . The river crosses the municipalities of Saint-Alban, Quebec of Saint-Casimir and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade.
