Explore La Grande-Hache, 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 La Grande-Hache, 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 La Grande-Hache 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 La Grande-Hache.
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 | La Grande-Hache |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Tourville; L'Islet |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.052547 |
| Longitude | -70.067566 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G0R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ESMNU |
La Grande-Hache is a locality in Tourville; L'Islet, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Grande-Hache is located at 47.0525°N, 70.0676°W.
La Grande-Hache rests within the rugged, forested expanse of Tourville, where the land holds the quiet gravity of the L'Islet region. It lies 24.2 km west-north-west of Saint-Pamphile, QC (from Saint-Pamphile, QC: bearing 295°T), and is situated 15.8 km east of Saint-Cyrille-de-L'Islet. The terrain surrounding La Grande-Hache rises toward the La Couronne du Nordet, marked by a dense persistence of spruce and pine that catch the low, slanted light of late afternoon. Four kilometers away, the stillness of Lac Therrien mirrors the changing sky, offering a deep, dark clarity to the horizon. The air here carries a sharp, resinous scent, and the earth retains a damp, cool weight that anchors the woods against the encroaching silence of the northern climate. The history of the region is written in the resilient labor of those who cleared the timber and worked the soil, maintaining a life defined by the seasonal pulse of the Canadian interior. Nine kilometers distant, the Chutes à Caouette carve a path through the stone, their constant motion providing a backdrop to the quiet industry of the outlying farms. Further afield, the Bras de la Rivière Ouelle traces its course eleven kilometers away, a reminder of the water that shaped the routes of early settlement. Life in La Grande-Hache persists with a steady, deliberate motion, reflecting a heritage of self-reliance where the daily chores are performed with the same patient intensity that the wind brings to the swaying tops of the trees.
La Grande-Hache s'étire sur les terres hautes de Tourville, là où la lumière décline avec une lenteur presque palpable sur les champs de la région de L'Islet. Le relief, marqué par des ondulations forestières et des terres agricoles façonnées par des générations de labeur, garde une intimité austère sous le ciel québécois. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac Therrien semble retenir le silence du soir dans ses eaux sombres, tandis que le murmure lointain des Chutes à Caouette rappelle la force contenue des cours d'eau qui parcourent ce territoire accidenté. Le Bras de la Rivière Ouelle, sinuant plus bas, souligne la topographie de ce plateau qui s'incline vers La Couronne du Nordet. La Grande-Hache vit au rythme d'un sol exigeant, où les boisés et les clairières se partagent l'espace avec une constance qui défie les modes. Ici, l'existence se mesure à la patience du cultivateur et à la robustesse des bâtisses qui bravent les vents du nord. Chaque chemin de terre invite à ralentir, offrant une perspective sur une géographie sauvage que les ancêtres ont apprivoisée sans jamais chercher à la dompter, préférant s'ajuster à la rudesse des éléments plutôt que de les contester.
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Explore La Grande-Hache, 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: 47.052547, -70.067566. 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 La Grande-Hache includes the postal code (G0R), 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 La Grande-Hache 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) |