Explore La Providence, 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 Providence, 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 Providence 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 Providence.
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 Providence |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Hyacinthe; Les Maskoutains |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.616667 |
| Longitude | -72.95 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J2T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EITPJ |
La Providence is a administrative sector in Saint-Hyacinthe; Les Maskoutains, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. La Providence is located at 45.6167°N, 72.9500°W.
La Providence sits with quiet resolve upon the low, fertile plains of the Saint-Hyacinthe region, anchored by the slow, deliberate pulse of the Rivière Yamaska. It lies 1.1 km south-south-west of Saint-Hyacinthe, QC (from Saint-Hyacinthe, QC: bearing 195°T), and is situated 9.5 km south-east of La Présentation. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, rich earth that has long invited cultivation, and at dusk, the light catches the moisture rising from the Rivière Yamaska, turning the air into a thin, silver veil. Near the Les Côtes, the terrain flattens into expansive fields that stretch toward the horizon, offering a stark, honest beauty in the way the wind moves through the crops. While the distant Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno provides a shadowed silhouette against the sky some 30 km away, La Providence maintains its own steady gravity, focused on the immediate textures of the soil and the seasonal shifts that dictate the pace of life along the riverbanks. The history of La Providence is inseparable from the agricultural enterprise of Les Maskoutains, where the industry of the land has shaped the character of those who live and work here. Generations have looked to the Rivière Yamaska not just as a landmark, but as a silent partner in the local economy, supporting the growth and trade that sustain the region. The culture of La Providence reflects a tradition of resilience and steady labor, where the daily routines of residents are marked by the sound of the water and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding fields. It is a place that finds its identity in the practical, enduring work of the people, keeping a quiet focus on the continuity of their home while the world beyond the river moves on.
La Providence s'étire avec une patience tranquille le long des berges de la Rivière Yamaska, là où le sol fertile des Maskoutains semble retenir encore la chaleur des longs après-midi d'été. Le paysage se déploie en plaines vastes et ordonnées, offrant aux regards une étendue où la terre noire, riche de son héritage agricole, se marie à la lenteur paisible du courant. À mesure que le crépuscule s'installe, une lumière dorée enveloppe les maisons et les champs environnants, tandis qu'à trente kilomètres de distance, la silhouette lointaine du Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno se découpe contre un ciel devenu indigo. La Providence puise sa force dans cette proximité avec les eaux de la Rivière Yamaska, véritable artère nourrissant l'activité et le quotidien des habitants qui ont su bâtir leur existence sur ces terres planes. Entre les parcelles cultivées et les secteurs résidentiels, l'air porte souvent une fraîcheur humide, rappelant la présence constante du cours d'eau. Les traditions de labeur et de résilience, propres aux familles qui ont défriché ces espaces, persistent dans la manière dont les gens habitent ici, cultivant un sentiment de stabilité parmi les labours et les récoltes qui marquent la géographie de ce territoire maskoutain.
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Explore La Providence, 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: 45.616667, -72.95. 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 Providence includes the postal code (J2T), 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 Providence 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) |