Explore Les Prairies, 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 Prairies, 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 Prairies 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 Prairies.
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 Prairies |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud; Montmagny |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.858889 |
| Longitude | -70.646944 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5Z |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGZNG |
Les Prairies is a hamlet in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud; Montmagny, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Les Prairies is located at 46.8589°N, 70.6469°W.
Les Prairies stretches across the quiet, rolling terrain near the Montagne aux Érables, where the land holds a stillness defined by the shifting seasons. It lies 15.2 km south-south-west of Montmagny, QC (from Montmagny, QC: bearing 207°T), and is situated 13.7 km north-north-west of Armagh. The Rivière des Poitras carves a steady, silver path through the lowlands here, its currents catching the pale, amber light that lingers during the long transition toward dusk. Just five kilometers away, the quiet presence of Lac Huron adds a deep, reflective quality to the horizon, grounding the neighborhood in a landscape defined by water and earth. Life in Les Prairies reflects the agricultural heritage of the broader region, where the labor of the soil informs the daily movements of those who live and work among the fields. The proximity to the Montagne aux Érables ensures that the air carries the scent of damp earth and wood, a sensory reminder of the timber and sugaring traditions that have long shaped the local character. In Les Prairies, the morning begins with a crisp clarity, as the light reveals a horizon that feels both expansive and intimately known, anchored by the steady flow of the Rivière des Poitras. People here move with a deliberate purpose, maintaining a connection to the cycles of the land that has persisted through generations, untouched by the frantic pace of larger centers.
Les Prairies déploient leurs terres basses sous une lumière déclinante qui semble s'attarder sur les sillons labourés, là où le sol rencontre la silhouette imposante de la Montagne aux Érables. Dans cette partie de Montmagny, le silence se fait dense aux abords de la Rivière des Poitras, dont le cours sinueux accompagne le labeur des exploitants agricoles dont les ancêtres ont défriché ces espaces avec une patience obstinée. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac Huron dépose une fraîcheur humide sur les champs, modifiant la texture de l'air dès que le crépuscule bascule vers la nuit. Le paysage, modelé par une agriculture tenace, révèle une économie humble qui puise sa force dans la terre noire et la gestion rigoureuse des terres cultivables. La présence de la Rivière des Poitras dicte encore aujourd'hui le rythme des travaux, liant les fermes éparpillées à une mémoire collective faite de gestes simples et de persévérance. Les Prairies conservent cet esprit de ténacité, une identité forgée par le climat rigoureux et la proximité immédiate de la Montagne aux Érables qui protège les plaines des vents dominants. Chaque saison transforme les couleurs du territoire, offrant aux résidents une solitude habitée où le ciel ouvert domine les perspectives sur les horizons dégagés.
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Explore Les Prairies, 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: 46.858889, -70.646944. 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 Prairies includes the postal code (G5Z), 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 Prairies 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) |