Explore Laroche, 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 Laroche, 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 Laroche 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 Laroche.
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 | Laroche |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-Brome; Brome-Missisquoi |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.288056 |
| Longitude | -72.595 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J2L |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGXVM |
Laroche is a locality in Lac-Brome; Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Laroche is located at 45.2881°N, 72.5950°W.
Laroche rests within the quiet elevation of the Mont Berthier, where the land rises to meet the sky in a series of steady, forested slopes. It lies 15.8 km south-east of Granby, QC (from Granby, QC: bearing 141°T), and is situated 5.3 km south-east of Bromont. The Rivière Yamaska carves its path through the lower reaches, its currents dark and persistent as they mirror the changing light of the seasons. To the north, the waters of Lac Sheffington sit in a basin of stillness, holding the reflection of clouds like a polished mirror. Even when the wind catches the canopy of the Mont Berthier, the air here retains a heavy, settled quality that seems to hold the day in place long after the sun has begun to dip below the ridge. The economy of Laroche persists through a deep connection to the terrain, marked by the steady labor of those who work the soil and manage the timbered tracts of the Mont Berthier. While the expansive reach of Parc national de la Yamaska offers a natural sanctuary for those wandering from the surrounding districts, Laroche maintains a character defined by its own particular seclusion and the steady flow of the Rivière Yamaska. Old stone foundations occasionally emerge from the brush, reminders of an era when the milling of wood and the clearing of fields drove the pulse of the locality. Life in Laroche settles into a pattern dictated by the shift of shadows across the valley floor, where the evening dusk brings a sharp, clean clarity to the horizon, grounding the spirit in the simple, enduring weight of the earth.
Laroche déploie ses terres sur les pentes du Mont Berthier, là où le relief s'incline doucement vers les méandres de la Rivière Yamaska pour offrir une perspective apaisée sur les vallons de Brome-Missisquoi. À l'heure où le soleil décline, une lumière ambrée s'attarde sur les champs agricoles qui ont façonné l'identité de Laroche, soulignant la texture des labours et le silence des forêts environnantes. L'air y possède une limpidité particulière, chargée de la fraîcheur humide qui remonte de la Rivière Yamaska, un souffle constant rappelant la proximité des éléments naturels. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac Sheffington exerce une influence apaisante sur le paysage immédiat, tandis que le Parc national de la Yamaska, plus éloigné, étend son horizon protégé sur les hauteurs. Les habitants de Laroche entretiennent une relation intime avec ce sol, héritière d'une tradition rurale où le labeur se confond avec la contemplation du ciel. Il subsiste dans ces parages une élégance discrète, celle d'une vie rythmée par la rudesse des hivers et la générosité des récoltes, composant une atmosphère où chaque chemin de terre semble porter en lui la mémoire des premiers défricheurs. Le décor, sans artifice, se révèle dans la précision des détails, du tracé des clôtures aux reflets changeants sur les eaux, offrant une présence calme à ceux qui arpentent ces terres.
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Explore Laroche, 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: 45.288056, -72.595. 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 Laroche includes the postal code (J2L), 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 Laroche 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) |