Explore Plage-Laurentienne, 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 Plage-Laurentienne, 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 Plage-Laurentienne 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 Plage-Laurentienne.
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.
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| Place | Plage-Laurentienne |
| Type | Resort |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets; Bécancour |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.5225 |
| Longitude | -72.181111 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EMRCM |
Plage-Laurentienne is a resort in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets; Bécancour, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Plage-Laurentienne is located at 46.5225°N, 72.1811°W.
Plage-Laurentienne rests along the wide, steady expanse of the St. Lawrence, where the land yields to the river with a quiet, persistent grace. It lies 34.2 km north-east of Trois-Rivières, QC (from Trois-Rivières, QC: bearing 54°T), and is situated 5.3 km south-west of Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent. The air here holds a particular moisture that seems to soften the edges of the horizon, especially as the light fades over the Coteau Normandin. Residents of Plage-Laurentienne look toward the Rivière Sainte-Anne, which carries the melt and runoff of the interior toward the larger current. While the Chutes de la Cheminée lie some eighteen kilometers distant, their presence is felt in the steady, underlying shift of the terrain. The soil, rich and dark, supports a long history of agricultural labor that has defined the working life of these banks for generations. Life in Plage-Laurentienne follows the seasonal cycles of the river, where the ice and the thaw dictate the pace of local movement. The economy has historically leaned into the fertile potential of the earth and the proximity to the water, fostering a character marked by self-reliance and a deep familiarity with the immediate surroundings. Even as modern industry touches the broader regional landscape, the daily habits of those nearby focus on the practical realities of the climate and the shifting water levels. A visitor might notice how the dusk light turns the surface of the St. Lawrence into a sheet of hammered pewter, momentarily silencing the noise of the day. This is a geography of patience, where the land and the water maintain a constant, measured dialogue.
Plage-Laurentienne s'étire le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le fleuve impose son rythme souverain aux terres basses de Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets. Le sol, travaillé par des générations de cultivateurs, porte la marque d'un labeur agricole qui s'accorde aux caprices de l'eau et aux inclinaisons douces du terrain. À proximité de Coteau Normandin, la lumière de fin de journée glisse sur les berges, révélant une texture de terre argileuse et de grès qui semble absorber les derniers feux du soleil. Non loin, les eaux de la Rivière Sainte-Anne rejoignent le grand courant, ajoutant leur murmure aux activités quotidiennes des habitants qui habitent ces parages depuis longtemps. Bien que la curiosité pousse parfois les visiteurs vers les Chutes de la Cheminée, situées à dix-huit kilomètres, Plage-Laurentienne conserve pour elle seule une quiétude singulière, faite du va-et-vient des marées et du silence qui enveloppe les champs après les récoltes. Ce paysage, façonné par les traditions et le climat rigoureux, demeure fidèle à sa nature austère et lumineuse. La présence du Saint-Laurent confère à Plage-Laurentienne une identité maritime qui se lit dans chaque angle de vue, rappelant à tous ceux qui y demeurent la puissance tranquille d'un horizon qui ne finit jamais de se déplier sous le ciel.
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Explore Plage-Laurentienne, 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: 46.5225, -72.181111. 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 Plage-Laurentienne includes the postal code (G8V), 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 Plage-Laurentienne 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) |