Canadian. I think he is from the same area as Vaillant. First language is French, for sure.
The province of Quebec, most likely.
We have remnants of the great French Empire of New France here in Ontario.
Hearst is a French-speaking community. As is Dubreuillville. If you look at the empire of New France, you see where it existed in North America.
Quebec is bigger than France.
They also hate divershitty in Quebec.