Explore La Grande-Ourse, 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-Ourse, 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-Ourse 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-Ourse.
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-Ourse |
| Type | Residential Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Ours; Pierre-De Saurel |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.883611 |
| Longitude | -73.149167 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J5T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ESGKP |
La Grande-Ourse is a residential area in Saint-Ours; Pierre-De Saurel, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Grande-Ourse is located at 45.8836°N, 73.1492°W.
La Grande-Ourse rests upon the low, fertile plains of Saint-Ours, where the land yields to the persistent gravity of the Rivière Richelieu. It lies 18.0 km south of Sorel-Tracy, QC (from Sorel-Tracy, QC: bearing 189°T), and is situated 9.9 km east of Lavaltrie. The heavy, humid air of the St. Lawrence basin clings to the riverbanks, where the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered pewter, mirroring the quiet transition of the fields toward the Coteau de Salvail. While the distant horizon holds the memory of geological shifts, the immediate terrain remains defined by the steady, dark pulse of the current and the soft, expansive sky that dominates the view. The history of La Grande-Ourse remains tied to the agricultural vitality of the Pierre-De Saurel region, where the soil has long supported a tradition of cultivation that defines the local economy. Daily life proceeds with a focus on the seasonal demands of the land, reflecting a cultural character shaped by generations of labor along the river’s edge. Though Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno lies 39 km away, the local perspective stays centered on the immediate intimacy of the Richelieu valley, where the sound of moving water provides a constant, underlying rhythm to the day. The architecture and paths of the settlement hold a quiet permanence, reflecting a heritage that values the depth of its connection to the surrounding fields and the perennial flow of the river.
La Grande-Ourse déploie ses horizons sur les rives de la Rivière Richelieu, où la lumière déclinante du soir s'étire en reflets cuivrés sur une eau calme et immuable. Le terrain, marqué par une plaine fertile qui s'étend vers le Coteau de Salvail, porte la mémoire des laboureurs qui ont façonné cette terre généreuse. L'air y possède une texture particulière, chargée de l'humidité douce que distille le Saint-Laurent tout proche, enveloppant les champs de cette atmosphère feutrée propre aux terres basses de la vallée. À une distance de trente-neuf kilomètres, la silhouette lointaine du Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno semble veiller sur la quiétude de ces étendues agricoles, tandis que le rythme des journées suit le mouvement patient des cultures et des marées invisibles. La Grande-Ourse conserve cette allure d'autrefois, une persistance du geste humain qui se marie à la rigueur du climat québécois, sans jamais se hâter. Ici, le silence n'est pas une absence mais une présence, un murmure qui monte des berges quand le vent se lève, rappelant que chaque pierre, chaque sillon, chaque souffle de cette contrée participe à une longue lignée de paysans et de navigateurs dont le quotidien se confond avec le courant lent et profond des eaux environnantes.
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Explore La Grande-Ourse, 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: 45.883611, -73.149167. 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-Ourse includes the postal code (J5T), 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-Ourse 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) |