Explore La Petite-Floride, 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-Floride, 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-Floride 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-Floride.
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-Floride |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Bécancour; Bécancour |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.370833 |
| Longitude | -72.443056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9H |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHPRV |
La Petite-Floride is a hamlet in Bécancour; Bécancour, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. La Petite-Floride is located at 46.3708°N, 72.4431°W.
La Petite-Floride occupies a quiet, enduring position upon the Plateau Laval, where the land holds the soft, persistent memory of the St. Lawrence. It lies 8.3 km east-north-east of Trois-Rivières, QC (from Trois-Rivières, QC: bearing 68°T), and is situated 2.6 km north-north-west of Bécancour. The Rivière Bécancour cuts through the terrain nearby, its currents providing a steady, rhythmic pulse that defines the low-lying reaches of the landscape. When the light of dusk descends, the moisture rising from the banks turns the air a translucent, pearlescent blue, softening the edges of the fields and casting a stillness over the horizon. Further afield, the presence of Lac Montplaisir sits five kilometers away, while the distant, rushing energy of Chutes Thibodeau remains sixteen kilometers removed, anchoring the wider geography in a cycle of moving water and earth. The history of La Petite-Floride reflects the patient labor of those who settled this stretch of Bécancour, grounding their lives in the yield of the soil and the proximity of the river. The local economy draws its strength from the fertile character of the Plateau Laval, where agricultural traditions persist beneath an open, expansive sky. Daily life here moves with a deliberate clarity, defined by the seasonal shifts that dictate the work of the fields and the maintenance of the homesteads. Even as industry evolves within the region, La Petite-Floride keeps a singular focus on the land, preserving a sense of isolation that feels both fragile and profound against the encroaching reach of the modern world.
La Petite-Floride déploie ses horizons sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le Plateau Laval s'incline doucement vers les eaux nourricières de la Rivière Bécancour. Dans ce repli du terrain, la lumière du crépuscule s’attarde sur les terres agricoles, étirant les ombres des granges anciennes sur un sol façonné par une longue patience paysanne. Le regard, porté vers l'intérieur des terres, distingue la présence discrète du Lac Montplaisir à quelques lieues, tandis que le murmure lointain des Chutes Thibodeau semble ponctuer le silence des plaines environnantes. La Petite-Floride conserve une identité singulière, forgée par le travail de la terre et la proximité constante du grand fleuve, dont le souffle imprègne chaque pierre et chaque rangée de culture. L’air y possède une texture particulière, chargée de l’humidité des courants et de la fraîcheur des terres noires, offrant aux habitants une quiétude héritée des premiers défrichements. Ici, la vie s'écoule avec la lenteur des saisons, sans ostentation, trouvant son équilibre dans la répétition des gestes domestiques et la vigilance silencieuse des vastes espaces qui entourent ce secteur du Québec, invitant à une contemplation sobre devant la permanence tranquille de ces paysages familiers.
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Explore La Petite-Floride, 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: 46.370833, -72.443056. 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-Floride includes the postal code (G9H), 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-Floride 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) |