Explore La Station, 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 Station, 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 Station 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 Station.
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 Station |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Batiscan; Les Chenaux |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.513611 |
| Longitude | -72.259722 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EJJWM |
La Station is a hamlet in Batiscan; Les Chenaux, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. La Station is located at 46.5136°N, 72.2597°W.
La Station rests quietly within the Coteau Normandin, cradled by the persistent, dark currents of the Rivière Batiscan as it makes its final descent toward the St. Lawrence. It lies 28.8 km north-east of Trois-Rivières, QC (from Trois-Rivières, QC: bearing 49°T), and is situated 11.1 km west-south-west of Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent. The light here clings to the water at dusk, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered pewter that mirrors the heavy, brooding clouds above the valley. While the rugged Chutes de la Cheminée remain twelve kilometers upstream, their distant, muted roar seems to charge the air with a static tension that never quite dissipates. The land itself holds a persistent dampness, a reminder of the proximity to the great river that defines the horizon, grounding the landscape in a cycle of seasonal flooding and verdant, rapid growth. The identity of La Station draws upon a heritage of resourcefulness, where the economy has long been shaped by the movement of timber and the yield of the surrounding lowlands. Though the wilderness feels vast, with Lac à la Barbotte situated fourteen kilometers away in the deeper interior, the daily life of La Station focuses on the immediate demands of the riverbank. People here move with a deliberate purpose, tending to gardens and equipment with the steady focus of those who understand the temperamental nature of the local climate. Traditions endure in the quiet conversations held at the edge of the water, where the history of the region is kept not in books, but in the collective memory of families who have watched the Rivière Batiscan rise and fall through generations of winters.
La Station s’étire avec une lenteur tranquille le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le Coteau Normandin dessine une ondulation douce sur la terre ferme. L’air y possède une texture particulière, chargée de l’humidité froide qui remonte des eaux, tandis que la Rivière Batiscan sculpte le paysage de son cours capricieux et nourricier. À quelques encablures, la terre garde en mémoire le murmure des Chutes de la Cheminée et la présence silencieuse du Lac à la Barbotte, distants de quelques lieues seulement. Dans ce cadre, La Station observe le passage du jour, saisissant les derniers éclats d’une lumière dorée qui s’attarde sur les champs et les battures. Les habitants cultivent ici une fidélité aux gestes simples, héritée d’une longue tradition agricole qui façonne encore l’horizon. Les bâtisses se fondent avec humilité dans le relief, épousant les courbes du terrain sans jamais les brusquer. Entre le souffle du fleuve et le repos des terres intérieures, la vie suit son cours, rythmée par les caprices du climat et la rigueur d'un sol fertile. Ce territoire, loin de toute agitation, conserve une sérénité sauvage, offrant à qui sait regarder la beauté nue des plaines et des eaux qui bordent le destin de La Station.
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Explore La Station, 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: 46.513611, -72.259722. 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 Station includes the postal code (G8V), 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 Station 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) |