Explore La Petite-Barbue, 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 Petite-Barbue, 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 Petite-Barbue 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 Petite-Barbue.
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 Petite-Barbue |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Césaire; Rouville |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.401389 |
| Longitude | -72.935278 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J2J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EIRVA |
La Petite-Barbue is a hamlet in Saint-Césaire; Rouville, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. La Petite-Barbue is located at 45.4014°N, 72.9353°W.
La Petite-Barbue rests within the quiet expanse of Saint-Césaire, where the land holds the soft, lingering light of the afternoon as if it were a memory. It lies 16.6 km west of Granby, QC (from Granby, QC: bearing 271°T), and is situated 13.5 km north-north-east of Farnham. The terrain here is defined by a modest, fertile openness that stretches toward the horizon, punctuated by the steady presence of the Les Côtes. While the Rivière Yamaska winds its path about 5 km away, the moisture in the air often carries a cool, crisp clarity that hints at the nearby Lac Bleu, also situated 5 km distant. During the deeper reaches of the season, the sky takes on a pale, translucent quality, casting long shadows that sharpen the edges of the fields and clearings. Further out, the landscape reaches toward the distant Parc national de la Yamaska, which lies 25 km away, anchoring the broader region in a vast, quiet stillness. The history of La Petite-Barbue remains grounded in the quiet persistence of those who worked the soil, drawing sustenance from the earth through generations of careful cultivation. Local economic life continues to mirror this heritage, favoring a steady, industrious approach to agriculture that values the slow maturation of the crops over the clamor of modern industry. The people maintain a reserved, deliberate pace of life, finding satisfaction in the predictable turn of the seasons and the maintenance of their homesteads. Even as the modern world shifts around it, the character of La Petite-Barbue persists, defined by a deep-seated respect for the land and the quiet, enduring traditions that have settled into the local way of being.
La Petite-Barbue déploie ses terres basses dans le plat pays de Rouville, là où la lumière du soir accroche les sillons des champs avec une insistance presque minérale. Les terres, travaillées par des générations de mains habituées au labeur agricole, s'étendent sous un ciel vaste qui semble vouloir tout contenir, du sol noir aux lointains horizons de Saint-Césaire. À quelques kilomètres, la Rivière Yamaska trace son chemin sinueux, apportant une fraîcheur humide qui imprègne les brumes matinales, tandis que le Lac Bleu repose dans une discrétion tranquille, à peine troublée par le passage des vents. Plus loin, le Parc national de la Yamaska impose sa présence forestière sur la ligne de crête, offrant un contraste de canopée dense aux plaines ouvertes qui entourent La Petite-Barbue. Ici, le rythme de la vie quotidienne se règle sur le cycle des récoltes et le silence des routes secondaires, loin de l'agitation des grands centres. Les résidents conservent une manière de vivre sobre, héritée d'une longue patience face aux éléments, où chaque façade et chaque grange rappellent une histoire de labeur humble. L'air y possède une texture particulière, chargée de l'odeur de la terre retournée et de la proximité des eaux, créant une atmosphère singulière qui définit ce coin du Québec avec une précision sourde, presque intime.
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Explore La Petite-Barbue, 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: 45.401389, -72.935278. 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 Petite-Barbue includes the postal code (J2J), 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 Petite-Barbue 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) |