Explore Grandes-Piles, 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 Grandes-Piles, 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 Grandes-Piles 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 Grandes-Piles.
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 | Grandes-Piles |
| Type | Village Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Grandes-Piles; Mékinac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.686941 |
| Longitude | -72.726724 |
| Population | 493 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | ENPCO |
Grandes-Piles is a village municipality in Grandes-Piles; Mékinac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Grandes-Piles is located at 46.6869°N, 72.7267°W.
Grandes-Piles rests upon a steep, rocky terrace overlooking the expansive, dark currents of the Rivière Saint-Maurice. It lies 29.0 km north-east of Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC (from Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC: bearing 44°T), and is situated 13.1 km west-south-west of Saint-Tite. The water here exerts a steady, gravitational pull, turning the attention of Grandes-Piles toward the river’s slow and deliberate southward journey. Nearby, the quiet surface of Lac à Sinaï mirrors the dense tree line, while the distant, thunderous roar of the Chutes de Shawinigan reminds the observer that the landscape is defined by the persistent movement of water. In the golden light of late afternoon, the air takes on a crisp, resinous quality, smelling of damp cedar and the cooling stone of the shoreline. To the north, the vast, protected wilderness of Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie guards the horizon, ensuring that the wild character of the region remains a constant presence against the edges of the village. Historically, Grandes-Piles emerged as a vital hub for the logging industry, serving as a gateway where timber harvested from the upper reaches of the Rivière Saint-Maurice was gathered and moved downstream. The local economy shifted over decades from the labor of the river drives to a focus on tourism and heritage, preserving the legacy of the men who once navigated these waters. Near the Le Calvaire, the terrain rises sharply, offering a vantage point that feels suspended between the deep woods and the river’s edge. Everyday life in Grandes-Piles follows the shift of the seasons, with residents attuned to the subtle changes in the flow of the current and the way the shadows lengthen against the cliffs as winter approaches. The village maintains a quiet dignity, holding onto its identity as a place where the forest meets the river, and where the echoes of past industry still linger in the stillness of the morning mist.
Grandes-Piles déploie ses demeures sur un relief escarpé, dominant avec une élégance austère les eaux sombres de la Rivière Saint-Maurice. Lorsque le crépuscule étire ses ombres violettes sur les escarpements, le silence semble remonter des profondeurs de la berge pour envelopper le Calvaire, sentinelle immobile veillant sur le passage des courants. La vie quotidienne se rythme ici au gré d'une topographie exigeante où le Lac à Sinaï, niché tout contre, offre un miroir immobile à la course des nuages. L'héritage forestier de Grandes-Piles imprègne chaque pierre, rappelant l'époque des draveurs qui maîtrisaient la puissance du fleuve, tandis que la proximité du Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie attire les âmes en quête de grands espaces sauvages. À dix-huit kilomètres, le grondement sourd des Chutes de Shawinigan résonne comme un rappel de la force brute de la terre. Le vent qui descend des collines porte en lui une fraîcheur singulière, celle des forêts denses qui entourent les habitations, créant une atmosphère où le temps semble suspendu dans l'attente du prochain hiver. Dans ce décor de rocs et de courants, le quotidien des habitants s'inscrit avec une sobriété héritée des bâtisseurs, façonnant une identité singulière, fière de son isolement protecteur face à l'immensité du territoire.
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Explore Grandes-Piles, 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: 46.686941, -72.726724. 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 Grandes-Piles 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 Grandes-Piles 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) |