Explore La Petite-Rivière, 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-Rivière, 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-Rivière 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-Rivière.
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-Rivière |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Yamachiche; Maskinongé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.308611 |
| Longitude | -72.822778 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9B |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ENIPF |
La Petite-Rivière is a hamlet in Yamachiche; Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Petite-Rivière is located at 46.3086°N, 72.8228°W.
La Petite-Rivière rests upon the low, expansive shore of Lac Saint-Pierre, where the horizon dissolves into a haze of water and sky. It lies 21.8 km west of Trois-Rivières, QC (from Trois-Rivières, QC: bearing 260°T), and is situated 10.9 km east-north-east of Louiseville. The land here holds the quiet tension of the earth meeting the expanse of the lake, shadowed in the distance by the silhouette of La Petite Montagne. At dusk, the light stretches thin and pale across the fields, turning the damp soil into a mirror that catches the fading warmth of the day. Only five kilometers away, the Petite rivière Yamachiche moves with a deliberate, singular purpose toward its own basin, carving a path through the flat, fertile ground that defines the character of the region. The economy of La Petite-Rivière draws its strength from the cycles of the earth and the seasonal reach of the water. Generations have cultivated these fields, finding a steady livelihood in the rich, heavy loam that yields to the plow under a wide, observant sky. The local traditions here are quiet, marked by the practical knowledge of those who watch the shifting currents of Lac Saint-Pierre for signs of the coming weather. Life in La Petite-Rivière follows the demands of the harvest and the freeze, a sequence of days defined by the weight of the tools in one’s hands and the deep, persistent silence that settles over the landscape once the sun dips behind the rise of the land.
La Petite-Rivière s'étire avec une patience minérale sur les rives basses du Lac Saint-Pierre, là où l'horizon s'élargit dans une lumière de fin de journée qui semble alourdir le silence. À proximité, le relief s'affirme par la présence imposante de La Petite Montagne, dont les pentes guettent les terres agricoles façonnées par des générations attachées à cette glaise généreuse. L'air, saturé par l'humidité des eaux environnantes, transporte souvent le souvenir lointain de la Petite rivière Yamachiche qui serpente à quelques kilomètres, marquant le rythme des terres labourées. La Petite-Rivière observe le passage des heures sous un ciel immense, où les teintes changeantes du crépuscule viennent caresser les habitations modestes et les champs qui s'étendent vers l'eau. Dans cet espace où la terre rencontre le lac, le travail des hommes demeure lié aux cycles de la nature, une existence humble qui se déroule sans fracas sous le regard des hauteurs voisines. Chaque parcelle de ce sol raconte une persévérance silencieuse, un dialogue permanent entre la solidité du roc et la fluidité des courants qui bordent le domaine, offrant aux habitants une quiétude presque grave. La lumière déclinante révèle alors la texture rugueuse des chemins et la noblesse simple d'un paysage qui se suffit à lui-même.
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Explore La Petite-Rivière, 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: 46.308611, -72.822778. 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-Rivière includes the postal code (G9B), 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-Rivière 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) |