Explore Laurence, 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 Laurence, 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 Laurence 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 Laurence.
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 | Laurence |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Esprit; Montcalm |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.893611 |
| Longitude | -73.569722 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J5X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGYFN |
Laurence is a hamlet in Saint-Esprit; Montcalm, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Laurence is located at 45.8936°N, 73.5697°W.
Laurence sits nestled within the quiet, fertile expanse of Saint-Esprit in Montcalm, where the land holds the soft, lingering heat of the day long after the sun has retreated behind the horizon. It lies 17.5 km south-west of Joliette, QC (from Joliette, QC: bearing 214°T), and is situated 14.1 km north-west of L'Assomption. Here, the earth feels patient and deep, a stretch of ground that watches the seasons turn with a steady, watchful gravity. In the distance, the Rivière L'Assomption maintains its steady course, flowing through the broader landscape about 10 km away, while the presence of the distant Plateau de Terrebonne offers a subtle elevation to the skyline. The air carries a crisp clarity, particularly at dusk, when the light turns a bruised, reflective violet that settles over the fields and defines the silhouettes of the trees. The history of Laurence remains tied to the agricultural perseverance of those who first broke the soil, establishing a legacy of cultivation that persists in the quiet industry of the present day. While local life moves with a deliberate, focused energy, the region remains connected to the broader natural character of the province, with Lac des Cèdres resting about 12 km away and the impressive Chutes Dorwin located 18 km distant. Even the more expansive vistas of Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville, lying 32 km away, seem to echo the same sense of space found in the immediate fields of Saint-Esprit. Laurence endures as a focal point of this terrain, a place where the work of the day aligns with the quiet, persistent pulse of the surrounding land.
Laurence s’étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les terres basses qui bordent le Plateau de Terrebonne, là où le sol semble retenir encore le murmure des anciens défrichements. Le climat y dicte une cadence précise, marquée par ces matins où la rosée s’attarde sur les labours, révélant une terre généreuse que le travail des hommes a façonnée depuis les premières concessions seigneuriales. À dix kilomètres, la Rivière L'Assomption trace un sillon calme dans le relief, tandis que le Lac des Cèdres, situé à douze kilomètres, semble garder en lui la mémoire des horizons plus sauvages. L'air y est vif, chargé de cette clarté particulière qui baigne les plaines de Montcalm lorsque le jour décline, projetant sur les toits des ombres longues et apaisantes. À dix-huit kilomètres, les Chutes Dorwin ponctuent le silence de leur grondement régulier, rappelant la puissance brute des eaux environnantes, tandis que le Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville se dessine à trente-deux kilomètres comme une frontière lointaine de verdure. Laurence conserve ce caractère singulier des lieux où l’agriculture ne se contente pas de nourrir, mais définit une manière d’être au monde. Ici, la vie quotidienne suit le rythme lent des récoltes, dans une intimité avec le paysage qui ne demande aucun artifice pour exister pleinement.
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Explore Laurence, 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: 45.893611, -73.569722. 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 Laurence includes the postal code (J5X), 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 Laurence 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) |