Explore Héon, 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 Héon, 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 Héon 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 Héon.
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 | Héon |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Chesterville; Arthabaska |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.989722 |
| Longitude | -71.721944 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G0P |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGQOI |
Héon is a hamlet in Chesterville; Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Héon is located at 45.9897°N, 71.7219°W.
Héon rests in a quiet fold of the landscape near the Colline Boudreau, where the earth rises in modest, firm swells against the horizon. It lies 19.8 km east-south-east of Victoriaville, QC (from Victoriaville, QC: bearing 112°T), and is situated 11.2 km north-north-west of Ham-Nord. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, sharpened by the proximity of Chutes Mortes, which sends a steady, low-frequency hum through the surrounding woods. To the north, the Rivière du Huit carves a meandering path through the terrain, its banks catching the pale, amber light of late afternoon in a way that makes the water seem to hold the day long after the sun has dipped. Further out, the presence of Lac des Cèdres softens the distant view, lending a deep, reflective stillness to the geography that defines the character of the land. Life in Héon keeps a steady, deliberate pace, anchored in the traditions of Chesterville and the broader heritage of Arthabaska. The economy continues to draw its strength from the fertile soil and the endurance of those who work it, maintaining a focus on agricultural practices that have sustained families for generations. People here move with an awareness of the changing seasons, recognizing the subtle shifts in the wind that signal the transition from the heavy, humid heat of midsummer to the brittle frost of the coming winter. In the evenings, the silhouette of the Colline Boudreau anchors the view, providing a constant, familiar landmark for those who return home to the quiet persistence of Héon.
Héon s'étire sur les terres vallonnées de Chesterville, là où le sol semble retenir le silence des aubes anciennes. La lumière décline sur la Colline Boudreau, étirant des ombres longues qui viennent caresser les rangs cultivés et les terres agricoles où la patience des hommes a façonné le relief. À quelques kilomètres, les Chutes Mortes murmurent un chant monotone, une plainte sourde qui accompagne le travail des champs, tandis que la Rivière du Huit ondule avec une lenteur réfléchie à travers les prairies. Plus loin, le Lac des Cèdres retient le ciel dans ses eaux calmes, agissant comme un miroir pour les nuages errants qui surplombent cette partie de l'Arthabaska. Héon conserve une âme tournée vers la terre, un héritage nourri par le labeur quotidien et la rigueur du climat qui façonne les gestes de ceux qui habitent ces parages. L'air y est vif, chargé de l'humidité des eaux proches, et chaque souffle semble porter la mémoire des premières défrichements. Ici, le temps ne se mesure pas aux horloges, mais à la course du soleil sur les sommets arrondis et au rythme des récoltes qui marquent la vie de ce coin de pays où la nature impose sa cadence paisible.
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Explore Héon, 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: 45.989722, -71.721944. 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 Héon includes the postal code (G0P), 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 Héon 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) |