Explore La Rochelle, 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 Rochelle, 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 Rochelle 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 Rochelle.
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 Rochelle |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax; L'Érable |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.135833 |
| Longitude | -71.778889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G6L |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGXVX |
La Rochelle is a hamlet in Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax; L'Érable, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. La Rochelle is located at 46.1358°N, 71.7789°W.
La Rochelle sits nestled within the quiet contours of Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax, where the land rises to meet the slopes of the Colline Boudreau. It lies 16.6 km east-north-east of Victoriaville, QC (from Victoriaville, QC: bearing 57°T), and is situated 9.2 km south of Plessisville. The Rivière Bulstrode traces a path through the terrain, its waters reflecting a sky that often turns the color of bruised plums as the sun retreats behind the hills. Nearby, the landscape holds the stillness of Lac Tanguay, which rests roughly 12 km away, while the distant, rushing presence of Chutes Mortes lies 19 km to the north. The air here carries a crisp, mineral edge, sharpened by the proximity of the water and the rising earth, grounding the spirit in the simple, heavy weight of the soil. Life in La Rochelle is defined by the steady, industrious pulse of the L'Érable region, where the economy draws its strength from the land and the resilient character of those who work it. The history of the area is anchored in the traditional practices of forestry and agriculture, trades that have shaped the local identity long before the modern era. Even now, the daily routine follows the turning seasons, with work often spilling out into the fields or the surrounding woods. Within La Rochelle, the quietude is not an absence of sound, but rather the collective breath of a place that values continuity and the deliberate pace of labor, ensuring that every harvest or seasonal transition is met with a familiar, practiced focus.
La Rochelle s'étire avec une humilité tranquille à proximité de la Colline Boudreau, là où le sol ondule doucement sous une lumière déclinante qui semble suspendre le monde dans une clarté presque liquide. À quelques encablures, la Rivière Bulstrode poursuit son cours avec une régularité obstinée, façonnant le relief de Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax par des méandres que les anciens ont appris à apprivoiser. Le paysage, marqué par une vocation agricole tenace, révèle des horizons vastes où le regard porte jusqu'au Lac Tanguay, dont la présence distante ajoute une profondeur minérale à l'atmosphère, tandis que le souvenir des Chutes Mortes, nichées plus loin, confère au territoire une gravité sourde et nécessaire. La vie à La Rochelle suit le rythme des terres labourées et des cycles de récolte, héritage d'une ténacité paysanne qui refuse l'agitation des grands axes. L'air y est vif, chargé de l'humidité des vallons et du parfum des labours, offrant aux habitants une intimité avec les éléments qui structure leur quotidien. Dans ce cadre où la géographie impose sa propre mesure, La Rochelle demeure une présence calme, un point de repère humble dans l'immensité de L'Érable, cultivant une identité façonnée par la terre et le passage immuable de l'eau.
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Explore La Rochelle, 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: 46.135833, -71.778889. 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 Rochelle includes the postal code (G6L), 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 Rochelle 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) |