Near Quebec City, the path that runs along the beach was known in the 18th century as the Chemin du Foulon, or des Foulons. The name comes from the presence as early as 1710 of a wool-fulling mill, or fuller, located in what is now anse au Foulon.

Along the river, lumber yards multiplied at the start of the 19th century. The strike path then gives way to "Cove Road", a real path that gradually stretches between Anches au Foulon and Victoria. The path of the coves, later of the Foulon, delimits the commercial activities in the south and the workers' dwellings in the north. Leaning against the cliff, the latter form a true linear village molded to the profile of the coves, where almost the entire population of Sillery is established.