Explore La Minerve, 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 Minerve, 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 Minerve 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 Minerve.
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 Minerve |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | La Minerve; Les Laurentides |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.255836 |
| Longitude | -74.93663 |
| Population | 1,421 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EQPUU |
La Minerve is a municipality in La Minerve; Les Laurentides, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. La Minerve is located at 46.2558°N, 74.9366°W.
La Minerve rests within a landscape defined by the persistent pull of gravity toward the Décharge du Lac Shaughnessy, where the land settles into a quiet, dense basin of rock and boreal growth. It lies 30.1 km west-north-west of Mont-Tremblant, QC (from Mont-Tremblant, QC: bearing 301°T), and is situated 15.7 km west of Labelle. The air here carries the scent of damp moss and cooling stone, particularly as the low sun catches the mist rising from the nearby Lac Shaughnessy, which sits just two kilometers away. Throughout the day, the light performs a slow shift across the terrain, turning the deep greens of the forest into shadows that seem to hold the weight of the coming evening. Life in La Minerve maintains a steady pace, shaped by a history of resourcefulness and the practical demands of the rugged Canadian shield. Local activity often centers on the flow of water and the maintenance of the pathways that connect the scattered dwellings to the surrounding woods. While the modern economy draws from seasonal visitors and local enterprise, the character of La Minerve remains anchored to the immediate presence of the Décharge du Lac Shaughnessy and the stillness that descends when the wind dies down. People here move with a deliberate attention to the seasons, acknowledging the cold that eventually settles over the water and the resilient persistence of those who call this geography home.
La Minerve s'étire avec une langueur paisible sur les rives de la Décharge du Lac Shaughnessy, là où l'air frais des Laurentides semble suspendre le mouvement des heures. À proximité, le Lac Shaughnessy repose dans une quiétude minérale, sa présence influençant la lumière qui décline sur les terres environnantes. L'économie locale s'est bâtie sur la patience des défricheurs, tirant profit d'un sol qui exige une main rigoureuse, tout en préservant une identité façonnée par la rudesse et la beauté des éléments naturels. Les habitants de La Minerve cultivent un attachement profond pour cette géographie austère, où chaque sentier et chaque courbe de terrain racontent une histoire de labeur et d'adaptation. À l'approche du crépuscule, les ombres s'allongent sur les rives, révélant la texture fine des forêts qui bordent les eaux calmes. Cette localité conserve une allure singulière, loin des tumultes, offrant une perspective où la nature dicte le rythme quotidien. La vie s'organise selon les cycles naturels, portée par une mémoire collective qui valorise la simplicité des gestes et la pérennité du paysage, faisant de La Minerve un espace où le regard se pose avec une attention renouvelée sur chaque éclat d'eau et chaque relief boisé.
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Explore La Minerve, 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: 46.255836, -74.93663. 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 Minerve includes the postal code (J8E), 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 Minerve 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) |