Explore Le Précieux-Sang, 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 Le Précieux-Sang, 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 Le Précieux-Sang 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 Le Précieux-Sang.
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 | Le Précieux-Sang |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Bécancour; Bécancour |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.293056 |
| Longitude | -72.402778 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9H |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EPZPZ |
Le Précieux-Sang is a administrative sector in Bécancour; Bécancour, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Précieux-Sang is located at 46.2931°N, 72.4028°W.
Le Précieux-Sang rests upon a quiet expanse of land near the Plateau Laval, where the earth yields to the steady influence of the nearby St. Lawrence. It lies 12.1 km east-south-east of Trois-Rivières, QC (from Trois-Rivières, QC: bearing 117°T), and is situated 6.6 km south-south-east of Bécancour. The Rivière Bécancour winds through the terrain, its waters carving a path that defines the local horizon and lends a cool, damp clarity to the air at dusk. Nearby, Lac aux Outardes waits in the stillness about 5 km away, offering a reflective surface that catches the low, golden light of late afternoon. Further afield, the presence of Chutes Thibodeau, located about 13 km away, adds a distant, resonant pulse to the natural stillness of the surrounding fields and woods. Le Précieux-Sang draws its character from the deep agricultural roots that have long defined the Bécancour region. The daily life of Le Précieux-Sang follows the seasonal shifts of the soil, with a pace dictated by the necessary labors of harvest and the quiet maintenance of the land. Generations have worked these fields, maintaining a connection to the territory that remains visible in the orderly layout of the rural roads and the sturdy architecture of the farmsteads. While industry and modern commerce have moved into the broader Bécancour vicinity, the core of Le Précieux-Sang retains a focused, grounded identity. Residents move through their days with a steady purpose, attentive to the shifting winds and the changing light that define this particular corner of the landscape.
Le Précieux-Sang se déploie avec une sérénité ancienne sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où la terre basse rencontre le souffle frais des eaux vastes. Dans cet espace façonné par la proximité de la Rivière Bécancour, l’horizon s’étire entre les terres agricoles fertiles et le Plateau Laval, offrant aux regards une étendue où le ciel semble peser plus lourdement sur les champs. L’âme de ce territoire se nourrit de la patience des cultivateurs, héritiers d’une tradition qui respecte le cycle des récoltes et la rigueur du climat. À quelques lieues, le Lac aux Outardes demeure une halte silencieuse pour la faune, tandis que le fracas discret des Chutes Thibodeau ponctue la géographie locale d'un murmure persistant. Lorsque le soleil décline, une lumière dorée enveloppe Le Précieux-Sang, révélant la texture minérale des sols et la solidité des bâtisses qui résistent aux assauts du vent. Cette contrée, loin des agitations urbaines, cultive une identité discrète, ancrée dans la gestion attentive des cours d’eau et une vie quotidienne rythmée par l’alternance des tâches rurales, offrant aux visiteurs une immersion dans une réalité où la nature impose sa cadence calme, presque immuable, sur les plaines qui bordent les eaux nourricières.
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Explore Le Précieux-Sang, 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: 46.293056, -72.402778. 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 Le Précieux-Sang includes the postal code (G9H), 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 Le Précieux-Sang 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) |