Explore Place-Joseph, 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 Place-Joseph, 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-Joseph 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-Joseph.
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-Joseph |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Mascouche; Les Moulins |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.751389 |
| Longitude | -73.681111 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J7L |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EHRHS |
Place-Joseph is a hamlet in Mascouche; Les Moulins, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Place-Joseph is located at 45.7514°N, 73.6811°W.
Place-Joseph rests within the quiet reach of Mascouche, where the land leans toward the St. Lawrence and the terrain holds the memory of ancient glacial shifts. It lies 25.2 km east of Saint-Jérôme, QC (from Saint-Jérôme, QC: bearing 96°T), and is situated 7.6 km north-north-west of Terrebonne. The Rivière Saint-Pierre threads through the lowlands near the Le Coteau, its dark, sluggish surface mirroring the pale, bruised light of late afternoon as winter approaches. Beyond the immediate banks, the landscape remains modest and persistent, with the quiet waters of Lac Laplaine residing just 2 km away from the center of the settlement. At dusk, the air carries a sharp, metallic chill that settles over the fields, turning the horizon into a thin, charcoal line that defines the edge of the world. History at Place-Joseph is marked by the patient conversion of these low-lying reaches into the foundations of Les Moulins, where industry once turned on the strength of local currents. The economy here has shifted from the early demands of the mill-driven frontier to a modern suburban quietude, though the movement of the water still dictates the hidden drainage of the soil beneath the streets. Travelers seeking the broader expanse of the region might look toward the Chutes de New Glasgow, located 18 km distant, or turn toward the protected wetlands of Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville, which lies 22 km away. Life in Place-Joseph persists with a deliberate stillness, characterized by the sound of wind moving through the reeds and the distant, constant hum of a life lived close to the water’s edge.
Place-Joseph s'étire avec une patience tranquille sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle du large rencontre la terre généreuse du Coteau. À proximité, les eaux de la Rivière Saint-Pierre serpentent dans un mouvement lent, apportant une fraîcheur qui imprègne les jardins et les vergers de la région de Mascouche. La lumière du crépuscule s'attarde sur ce sol fertile, soulignant la texture des champs qui, depuis les époques anciennes, ont nourri les familles venues s'établir sur ces terres. Si le regard s'échappe vers l'horizon, il trouve le Lac Laplaine à deux kilomètres, miroir immobile sous le ciel changeant, tandis que le souvenir des Chutes de New Glasgow, distantes de dix-huit kilomètres, semble bercer le calme ambiant. Place-Joseph conserve une allure sobre, héritière d'une tradition agricole qui a su apprivoiser le relief avec humilité. Les résidents y observent le passage des heures sous l'influence apaisante des brises venues du Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville, situé à vingt-deux kilomètres, dont l'écho sauvage parvient parfois jusqu'aux habitations. Ici, le travail de la terre et le respect des courants dictent un rythme quotidien dénué d'agitation, offrant une existence où la nature demeure une présence familière et constante.
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Explore Place-Joseph, 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: 45.751389, -73.681111. 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-Joseph includes the postal code (J7L), 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-Joseph 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) |