Explore Place-Garceau, 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.
Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Place-Garceau, 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 Place-Garceau 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 Place-Garceau.
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 | Place-Garceau |
| Type | Residential Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Élie-de-Caxton; Maskinongé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.495833 |
| Longitude | -72.965278 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQAJT |
Place-Garceau is a residential area in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton; Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Place-Garceau is located at 46.4958°N, 72.9653°W.
Place-Garceau emerges from the rugged terrain of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton as a quiet threshold tucked against the slopes of the Mont Georges. It lies 2.0 km east-south-east of Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC (from Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC: bearing 103°T), and is situated 14.4 km east-north-east of Saint-Alexis-des-Monts. The landscape surrounding Place-Garceau holds a stillness that deepens as the light shifts, casting long shadows across the dense, cooling woods where Petit lac Rose sits sequestered just a kilometer away. While the Rivière Saint-Louis flows through the wider region some seven kilometers distant, the immediate topography retains a sense of seclusion, characterized by the heavy, damp scent of spruce and the granite-strewn earth that defines the Maskinongé hills. Further afield, the echoes of the Chutes de Shawinigan resonate sixteen kilometers to the south, while the vast, protected reaches of the Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie stand thirty-four kilometers to the north, anchoring the horizon in a profound expanse of untamed wilderness. Life within Place-Garceau reflects the storied character of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, a locale where the boundaries between daily labor and the folklore of the woods have long remained porous. The local economy persists in a dialogue with the land, shifting from the traditional harvests of the forest to the modern necessities of a village that values its storied isolation. Generations have navigated this terrain with a precise knowledge of the soil and the seasonal temperament of the climate, finding a particular beauty in the way the morning mist clings to the ridges before evaporating into the thin, clear air. This is a geography shaped by the persistence of its people, who treat their surroundings not as a backdrop, but as a living participant in the cycles of work, tradition, and the quiet, deliberate pace of the passing seasons.
Place-Garceau s’étire avec une lenteur tranquille sous l’ombre bienveillante du Mont Georges, où la terre semble garder la mémoire des premiers défrichements agricoles. À cette latitude, le crépuscule s’attarde sur le relief, baignant les clairières d’une clarté dorée qui souligne la rudesse du sol québécois et la résilience de ceux qui l’ont façonné. Le silence prédomine, troublé seulement par le vent qui descend des hauteurs pour effleurer les abords du Petit lac Rose, situé à peine à un kilomètre de là. Plus loin, la Rivière Saint-Louis serpente dans la vallée, traçant un sillon d’argent à sept kilomètres de distance, tandis que le fracas lointain des Chutes de Shawinigan, à seize kilomètres, rappelle la puissance des eaux domptées par l’industrie régionale. Les vastes horizons du Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie, étendus à trente-quatre kilomètres, composent une toile de fond sauvage pour les habitants qui perpétuent les traditions de ce terroir. Dans le quotidien de Place-Garceau, l’air froid porte une odeur de terre humide et de bois résineux, une signature olfactive propre aux terres hautes du Maskinongé. Chaque sentier semble raconter une histoire de labeur et de patience, invitant à une contemplation simple devant l’immensité paisible de ce territoire façonné par les éléments.
Loading news…
Loading news…
Loading news…
Explore Place-Garceau, 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: 46.495833, -72.965278. 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 Place-Garceau includes the postal code (G9R), 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 Place-Garceau 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) |