Explore L'Ancienne-Lorette, 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 L'Ancienne-Lorette, 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 L'Ancienne-Lorette 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 L'Ancienne-Lorette.
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 | L'Ancienne-Lorette |
| Type | Town |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Ancienne-Lorette; Capitale-Nationale |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.79873 |
| Longitude | -71.36255 |
| Population | 16,970 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G2E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | ERDPN |
L'Ancienne-Lorette is a town in L'Ancienne-Lorette; Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. L'Ancienne-Lorette is located at 46.7987°N, 71.3625°W.
L'Ancienne-Lorette rests upon a steady, settled expanse near the rising ground of La Butte Rouge, cradled by the persistent movement of the Rivière Lorette. It lies 4.5 km north of Vieux-Cap-Rouge, QC (from Vieux-Cap-Rouge, QC: bearing 352°T), and is situated 11.9 km west of Québec. The water of the Rivière Lorette flows with a quiet, persistent gravity toward the St. Lawrence, carrying the cooling breath of the north through the heart of the houses and streets. At dusk, the light here holds a particular, amber clarity that turns the brick of the older buildings into something heavy and warm against the deepening sky. While Lac Saint-Augustin lies six kilometers removed and the spray of the Chutes de la Chaudière sounds from eleven kilometers away, the local atmosphere remains defined by its own immediate, intimate horizon. The air here tastes of damp earth and coming weather, a sensory reminder of the low-lying terrain that has long dictated the path of the roads and the placement of the hearths. L'Ancienne-Lorette preserves a character shaped by its deep roots in the history of the region, maintaining a distinct identity that balances domestic life with the industrious pulse of the Capitale-Nationale. The economy moves with the deliberate pace of those who know their neighbors, supported by services and local trade that keep the daily commerce of the streets functional and grounded. Generations have looked toward the spire of the local church as a central point of orientation, a tradition that anchors the social life of the residents even as the modern world shifts around them. Through the changing seasons, the people of L'Ancienne-Lorette navigate their lives with a practical grace, finding a quiet beauty in the endurance of their own streets and the reliable, seasonal turning of the trees that line the banks of their local river.
L'Ancienne-Lorette déploie son existence paisible sur les terres fertiles qui bordent la rivière Lorette, là où les méandres du cours d'eau dessinent une limite familière entre l'héritage agricole et l'expansion urbaine. La lumière du crépuscule s'attarde volontiers sur les surfaces planes du terrain, illuminant les abords de La Butte Rouge d'une clarté dorée qui semble suspendre le rythme quotidien. Bien que les vastes eaux du Saint-Laurent ne soient distantes que de quelques lieues, l'atmosphère ici se distingue par une intimité préservée, éloignée du tumulte des grands bassins. La proximité du lac Saint-Augustin, situé à environ 6 km, et le fracas lointain des chutes de la Chaudière, à environ 11 km, rappellent les forces naturelles qui structurent les environs de L'Ancienne-Lorette. Les premiers occupants, en choisissant ces rives accueillantes, ont su tirer parti d'un sol hospitalier qui, encore aujourd'hui, imprègne les jardins et les espaces publics d'une certaine sérénité. Dans cet espace, chaque rue résonne de la mémoire de ceux qui ont cultivé cette terre, transformant une vocation terrienne originelle en un cadre de vie où le calme des eaux et la perspective des horizons proches dictent une existence mesurée.
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Explore L'Ancienne-Lorette, 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: 46.79873, -71.36255. 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 L'Ancienne-Lorette includes the postal code (G2E), 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 L'Ancienne-Lorette 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) |