Explore La Motte, 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 Motte, 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 Motte 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 Motte.
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 Motte |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | La Motte; Abitibi |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.328038 |
| Longitude | -78.110311 |
| Population | 478 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EGXFG |
La Motte is a municipality in La Motte; Abitibi, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. La Motte is located at 48.3280°N, 78.1103°W.
La Motte rests upon a quiet expanse of the Canadian Shield, where the horizon holds the stillness of ancient, resilient earth. It lies 21.4 km north of Malartic, QC (from Malartic, QC: bearing 3°T), and is situated 9.0 km west-south-west of La Corne. The atmosphere here carries a crystalline clarity, especially as the late afternoon light deepens into a bruised violet across the low-lying terrain. Nearby, the Harricanaw River moves with a patient, dark persistence through the landscape, its current tracing a path about 9 km from the center of La Motte, while the still waters of Lac Kergus settle in the periphery, roughly 4 km away. The air feels sharpened by the proximity of these waters, holding a crispness that defines the transition of the seasons and anchors the physical presence of the region in the vast, wooded northern interior. The history of La Motte reflects a long tradition of endurance, rooted in the resourcefulness of those who first settled these northern reaches to work the land and forest. Local life sustains itself through a steady connection to the primary industries of agriculture and forestry, which provide a grounding influence on the daily activities of the inhabitants. Beyond the mechanical hum of work, the character of La Motte emerges from a deliberate, quiet self-reliance that values the solitude of the surrounding bush. Even as the modern world shifts, the seasonal turning of the woods and the persistent, slow influence of the nearby river keep the daily experience of the residents firmly aligned with the natural cycles of the Abitibi region.
La Motte s'étire avec une patience minérale sur les terres basses de l'Abitibi, là où le sol semble retenir encore le souvenir des anciens défrichements. Le paysage, marqué par une rudesse élégante, s'ouvre sous un ciel qui change de texture à chaque heure, passant du bleu limpide aux gris profonds qui annoncent la pluie. Non loin de là, le lac Kergus offre une surface calme qui capte les reflets argentés du crépuscule, tandis que la rivière Harricanaw, située à neuf kilomètres de distance, sculpte discrètement le relief environnant par son passage imperturbable. Les habitants de La Motte cultivent une relation intime avec cette terre nourricière, héritière d'une ténacité agricole qui a su apprivoiser la forêt boréale. Entre les champs dégagés et les bosquets qui bordent l'horizon, la vie quotidienne suit un rythme lent, dicté par les variations de la lumière sur les sillons. Le silence qui enveloppe les plaines à la tombée du jour n'est jamais vide ; il est habité par le bourdonnement lointain des activités locales et le souffle frais qui circule entre les arbres. La Motte demeure ainsi, simple et robuste, une présence singulière qui accepte les caprices du climat avec une dignité tranquille, loin du tumulte des grandes agglomérations.
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Explore La Motte, 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: 48.328038, -78.110311. 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 Motte includes the postal code (J9T), 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 Motte 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) |