Vieux-Comptoir

Coordinates: 52°36′12.47″N 78°42′23.24″W / 52.6034639°N 78.7064556°W / 52.6034639; -78.7064556

Vieux-Comptoir or Old Factory was a small Cree community at the mouth of Vieux-Comptoir River off James Bay in Quebec, Canada. The community was established as a trading post in the 17th Century, but abandoned when the Cree were relocated to Wemindji, Quebec 45 kilometres (28 mi) to the north in 1959.[1]

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