Explore Les Mares-Noires, 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 Les Mares-Noires, 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 Les Mares-Noires 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 Les Mares-Noires.
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 | Les Mares-Noires |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Bécancour; Bécancour |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.353889 |
| Longitude | -72.440833 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9H |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EJKAV |
Les Mares-Noires is a locality in Bécancour; Bécancour, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Les Mares-Noires is located at 46.3539°N, 72.4408°W.
Les Mares-Noires occupies a quiet stretch of the Plateau Laval, where the land leans toward the St. Lawrence with a persistent, heavy stillness. It lies 8.0 km east of Trois-Rivières, QC (from Trois-Rivières, QC: bearing 81°T), and is situated 0.8 km north-west of Bécancour. The Rivière Judith carves a modest path through this terrain, its banks holding the damp scent of silt and waking sediment that clings to the air at dawn. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the horizon pulls tight, defined by the proximity of Lac aux Outardes four kilometers away and the more distant presence of Chutes Thibodeau fifteen kilometers to the horizon’s edge. Light here gathers in long, bruised horizontal bars during the late afternoon, turning the grey waters of the river into a polished obsidian mirror that holds the sky’s weight. The history of Les Mares-Noires persists in the way the land is worked, with an economy that remains anchored to the cycles of the earth and the demands of the Bécancour region. Generations have moved across these fields, balancing the requirements of local industry with a deep, quiet familiarity for the shifting currents of the St. Lawrence. Life maintains a steady, deliberate pace, punctuated by the seasonal shift of the wind and the particular, biting clarity of the cold. Even now, the daily experience of the residents is defined by the proximity of the water, a constant, low-frequency presence that shapes the character of every house and field resting upon the plateau.
Les Mares-Noires s’étire le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le Plateau Laval dépose ses terres fertiles dans une patience minérale. La Rivière Judith serpente avec une lenteur réfléchie vers le grand fleuve, ses eaux sombres captant les reflets changeants du ciel de Bécancour. À quelques lieues de là, le Lac aux Outardes veille sur le silence des terres intérieures, tandis que le grondement lointain des Chutes Thibodeau ponctue la quiétude des bois environnants. Les habitants ici connaissent le poids de la terre et la rigueur du climat, cultivant une résilience héritée des premiers défricheurs qui ont su apprivoiser ce sol aux contrastes marqués. L’économie locale, forgée par une longue tradition agricole, respire au rythme des marées et des récoltes, tandis que la lumière du crépuscule baigne les grèves d’une teinte argentée, presque irréelle. En marchant sur les sentiers qui longent la Rivière Judith, il est possible de ressentir l’histoire de ce coin de pays, une mémoire faite de labeur et de fierté silencieuse. Les Mares-Noires demeure ce lieu singulier où le courant du Saint-Laurent dicte le pouls du quotidien, offrant aux passants la beauté austère d’un paysage qui ne demande rien d’autre que d’être contemplé avec respect.
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Explore Les Mares-Noires, 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: 46.353889, -72.440833. 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 Les Mares-Noires 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 Les Mares-Noires 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) |