Explore Gérin, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gérin, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Gérin and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Gérin.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Gérin |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Justin; Maskinongé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.275556 |
| Longitude | -73.111111 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J5V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGMIY |
Gérin is a hamlet in Saint-Justin; Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Gérin is located at 46.2756°N, 73.1111°W.
Gérin rests upon a landscape defined by the modest, persistent rise of the Montagne à Zamette, where the air clings to the slopes with a damp, cooling weight as dusk descends. It lies 25.8 km north of Sorel-Tracy, QC (from Sorel-Tracy, QC: bearing 0°T), and is situated 13.2 km west of Louiseville. The earth here holds a quiet stillness, broken only by the distant, rhythmic pulse of the Chutes de Sainte-Ursule, which tumble through the surrounding terrain just three kilometers away. While the Rivière l'Ormière winds its course nine kilometers from the heart of Gérin, the land itself retains a moisture that feeds the dense, dark greenery of the lower woods. Near the stillness of Lac du Vieux Moulin, six kilometers distant, the light at sunset turns a bruised violet, catching the jagged edges of the fields and casting long, thin shadows that seem to hold the heat of the day against the cooling soil. Life in Gérin reflects the steady, deliberate pace of Saint-Justin and the broader Maskinongé region, where the economy has long drawn its strength from the cycles of the earth and the stubborn persistence of local agriculture. Families have worked these fields for generations, their daily lives aligned with the turning of seasons rather than the frantic pace of distant urban centers. The heritage of Gérin remains anchored in this rural resilience, a quiet endurance that finds expression in the maintenance of homesteads and the shared labor of the harvest. Even as the modern world shifts, the people here maintain a particular focus on the land, valuing a life defined by the immediate, tactile reality of the woods, the proximity of the water, and the enduring presence of the hills that frame their horizon.
Gérin s’étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les terres fertiles de Saint-Justin, là où la lumière déclinante caresse les reliefs adoucis de la Montagne à Zamette. Dans cet espace façonné par le labeur agricole, la vie semble suivre la cadence lente des travaux de la terre, portée par une mémoire qui se transmet autant dans le geste que dans la parole. À quelques kilomètres, les Chutes de Sainte-Ursule imposent leur fracas minéral au silence des bois, tandis que le Lac du Vieux Moulin conserve, dans ses eaux calmes, le souvenir des anciennes activités forestières qui ont bâti la prospérité des premiers occupants. La Rivière l'Ormière serpente plus loin à travers les champs, traçant un sillon humide qui nourrit la terre et rythme le paysage. Les habitants de Gérin cultivent encore ce respect des choses simples, préférant la solidité des granges centenaires aux agitations du monde moderne. L’air y est vif, chargé de cette odeur de foin et d’humus qui définit les étés québécois. Sous le ciel large qui domine ces horizons, le quotidien demeure une succession d’efforts patients, une fidélité aux racines qui permet à Gérin de persévérer sans jamais altérer la sérénité profonde de son cadre naturel.
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Explore Gérin, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.275556, -73.111111. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Gérin includes the postal code (J5V), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Gérin is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |