Explore L'Artifice, 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'Artifice, 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'Artifice 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'Artifice.
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'Artifice |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Franklin; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.074167 |
| Longitude | -73.853056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0S |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EKIEV |
L'Artifice is a locality in Franklin; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. L'Artifice is located at 45.0742°N, 73.8531°W.
L'Artifice rests within the quiet expanse of Franklin, where the land holds a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows of the fields. It lies 29.7 km south-east of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC (from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC: bearing 133°T), and is situated 12.7 km east-south-east of Ormstown. The horizon here is defined by a low, rhythmic sprawl of earth that hums with the respiration of the seasons, while the light at dusk settles in heavy, bruised purples against the low-lying terrain. Nearby, the Rivière des Anglais traces a deliberate path through the countryside, its presence felt in the humid, fertile air that clings to the valley floors. Further out, the presence of Le Gouffre introduces a subtle complexity to the topography, providing a contrast to the flatter, working stretches of soil that dominate the local vista. The character of L'Artifice is defined by the persistence of those who turn the earth, a legacy of agricultural labor that persists in the steady, mechanical pulse of the harvest. Families here manage the land with a pragmatic grace, preserving a way of life that values the weight of the seasons over the haste of modern industry. The local economy remains anchored to the output of the fields, where the cyclical nature of planting and reaping dictates the flow of the days. Even as the sun retreats behind the horizon, the silence of the countryside retains a density, a reminder that the endurance of the land is the primary measure of the spirit of the people who reside here.
L’Artifice s’étire avec une humilité silencieuse sur les terres fertiles de Franklin, là où le sol semble conserver la mémoire des labeurs anciens et des cycles agricoles qui définissent l’identité profonde du Haut-Saint-Laurent. Dans ce paysage aux horizons vastes, la lumière déclinante du crépuscule baigne les champs d’une clarté dorée, révélant la texture minérale et la rudesse accueillante de la terre. À une distance de sept kilomètres, la Rivière des Anglais serpente avec une nonchalance mélancolique, apportant une fraîcheur humide qui tempère les après-midis d’été, tandis que le relief se creuse plus loin vers Le Gouffre, situé à neuf kilomètres, offrant un contraste topographique saisissant à cette étendue plane. Les résidents de L’Artifice évoluent dans un cadre où la patience est une vertu quotidienne, dictée par les caprices de la météo et la lenteur nécessaire des cultures. Les vieilles bâtisses, héritières d’une architecture utilitaire, semblent s’incliner devant le passage des vents, rappelant les efforts des pionniers qui ont su dompter ces espaces ouverts. Ici, la vie se déroule sans artifice, portée par une atmosphère de recueillement, où chaque chemin de terre raconte une histoire de persévérance humaine face à l’immensité paisible du ciel québécois.
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Explore L'Artifice, 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: 45.074167, -73.853056. 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'Artifice includes the postal code (J0S), 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'Artifice 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) |