Explore Parent, 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 Parent, 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 Parent 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 Parent.
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 | Parent |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | La Tuque; Mauricie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.918056 |
| Longitude | -74.616667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G0X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | ERFLK |
Parent is a administrative sector in La Tuque; Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Parent is located at 47.9181°N, 74.6167°W.
Parent sits as a silent sentinel within the vast reaches of the Mauricie, defined by the quiet passage of the Rivière Dandurand. It lies 60.5 km west of Manouane, QC (from Manouane, QC: bearing 273°T), and is situated 61.2 km west of Sanmaur. The terrain here holds a stillness that seems to amplify the cooling air at dusk, when the shadows stretch long and thin across the rugged earth. Near the water’s edge, Lac Grant mirrors the grey-blue sky with such clarity that the horizon line blurs into a single, seamless impression of northern solitude. The landscape bears the marks of a land governed by the elements, where the horizon remains wide and the grip of the boreal forest is absolute. The history of Parent is tied to the movement of men and timber, an industrial legacy that once relied on the reach of the rail line to sustain its existence. While the economy of La Tuque has shifted over the decades, the presence of the Rivière Dandurand continues to ground the daily life of the residents who remain. Life in Parent follows the seasonal pulse of the woods, characterized by a stoic endurance that respects the isolation of the hinterland. Even today, the modest architecture of the houses stands in quiet defiance of the harsh winters, reflecting a culture shaped by the necessity of self-reliance and the enduring presence of the surrounding wild.
Parent s’étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les rives de la rivière Dandurand, là où le silence du Nord semble se condenser dans la clarté de l'air. Le lac Grant borde immédiatement les habitations, offrant une étendue d'eau immobile qui capte, aux dernières heures du jour, les teintes cuivrées d'un crépuscule sans fin. Autrefois forgée par les besoins du rail et l'élan de l'industrie forestière, Parent conserve cette rectitude des lieux nés de la volonté de dompter l'immensité sauvage. Les maisons se tiennent droites face aux vents qui descendent des plateaux, tandis que les infrastructures ferroviaires rappellent un passé où la locomotive marquait le battement de cœur de la région. Ici, la vie se mesure à la patience du bois qui travaille et à la persistance du givre sur les vitres. Les habitants partagent une relation intime avec cette terre rude, une existence rythmée par les manœuvres des trains de passage et la contemplation quotidienne des reflets changeants sur la surface du lac Grant. Tout dans la disposition de Parent suggère une sagesse silencieuse, une manière de demeurer debout malgré l'isolement, entre la rivière Dandurand qui murmure son passage et la forêt qui attend, immuable, aux portes de chaque rue.
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Explore Parent, 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: 47.918056, -74.616667. 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 Parent includes the postal code (G0X), 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 Parent 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) |