Explore Grand-Mère, 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 Grand-Mère, 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 Grand-Mère 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 Grand-Mère.
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 | Grand-Mère |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Shawinigan; Mauricie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.611111 |
| Longitude | -72.7 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EREDF |
Grand-Mère is a administrative sector in Shawinigan; Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Grand-Mère is located at 46.6111°N, 72.7000°W.
Grand-Mère sits cradled by the rugged rise of Mont Georges, its presence defined by the enduring strength of the land and the pull of the Rivière Saint-Maurice. It lies 25.4 km east-north-east of Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC (from Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC: bearing 61°T), and is situated 8.5 km north-north-east of Shawinigan. The water of the Rivière Saint-Maurice moves with a steady, deep-bellied purpose, reflecting the grey-blue light of afternoon as it flows past the slopes of Mont Georges. To the north, the wilder reaches of Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie offer a vast horizon, while Lac Vergne remains a quiet, hidden basin resting just a short distance from the activity of the streets. Here, the air often carries a sharp, clean chill, smelling faintly of damp stone and the distant, resinous scent of pine, grounding the senses in the reality of the Canadian shield. Grand-Mère grew from the push of industry, drawing its vitality from the powerful flow of the river that long ago dictated the shape of local labor. While the thunderous energy of the Chutes de Shawinigan echoes in the memory of the region’s development, the pulse of daily life in Grand-Mère now favors a steadier, more deliberate pace. The legacy of forestry and power production lingers in the architecture and the sturdy character of the buildings, which stand firm against the changing seasons. Evenings settle over the rooftops with a particular stillness, as if the landscape itself pauses to watch the light fade behind the hills, leaving the residents to their own quiet traditions in the shadow of the peaks.
Grand-Mère déploie ses habitations sur les rives escarpées de la Rivière Saint-Maurice, là où le courant semble ralentir sous la garde immuable du Mont Georges. La lumière du crépuscule s'attarde sur les façades, révélant une architecture forgée par l'élan industriel qui a longtemps dicté le rythme des jours. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac Vergne offre une quiétude forestière contrastant avec la puissance des Chutes de Shawinigan, dont le grondement sourd demeure une présence familière pour les résidents. L'héritage ouvrier, lié à l'exploitation forestière et à la force hydraulique, imprègne encore chaque rue, rappelant la ténacité des familles ayant bâti Grand-Mère sur ce terrain accidenté. L'air y est vif, chargé de l'humidité propre aux bassins versants, invitant à la contemplation vers le vaste horizon du Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie qui s'étire au nord. Les habitants circulent avec cette aisance tranquille de ceux qui connaissent le moindre repli de leur sol, entre les pentes boisées et les eaux sombres de la rivière. Ici, la vie se mesure à la patience du bois et à la constance du débit de l'eau, dans une harmonie rigoureuse entre la géographie sauvage et les efforts humains qui ont façonné le paysage.
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Explore Grand-Mère, 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: 46.611111, -72.7. 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 Grand-Mère includes the postal code (G9T), 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 Grand-Mère 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) |