Explore Préfontaine, 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 Préfontaine, 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 Préfontaine 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 Préfontaine.
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 | Préfontaine |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts; Les Laurentides |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.046111 |
| Longitude | -74.248889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8C |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EHTAN |
Préfontaine is a administrative sector in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts; Les Laurentides, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Préfontaine is located at 46.0461°N, 74.2489°W.
Préfontaine rests within the rugged elevations of the Mont Fugère, cradled by the persistent, cold-running flow of the Rivière du Nord. It lies 28.3 km east-south-east of Mont-Tremblant, QC (from Mont-Tremblant, QC: bearing 106°T), and is situated 2.7 km east of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. The terrain here holds a hard-won stillness, where the low-slanting light of late afternoon catches the granite outcrops and highlights the deep, mossy greens of the surrounding slopes. About 2 km from the center, the quiet surface of Lac à la Truite reflects the changing moods of the sky, serving as a silent anchor for the local landscape. The history of Préfontaine remains anchored to the timber and milling traditions that once defined the northern reaches of the region, where the industrious pulse of the sawmills shaped the early clearings. Today, the local economy finds its footing in a blend of small-scale enterprise and the quiet preservation of a way of life that values the proximity of the woods over the clamor of wider thoroughfares. Residents move through the day with a focused intent, their lives organized around the seasonal shifts that dictate the accessibility of the Mont Fugère paths and the frozen edges of the water. Even as modern demands press inward, Préfontaine maintains an austere character, defined by the enduring presence of the Rivière du Nord and the resilient quietude of the hills.
Préfontaine déploie ses reliefs sur les pentes du Mont Fugère, là où la lumière décline avec une douceur particulière, dorant les sommets avant de glisser vers les vallées. Les eaux de la Rivière du Nord serpentent avec une constance paisible à travers ce terrain accidenté, offrant une respiration constante au milieu des boisés qui marquent l’identité de ce secteur des Laurentides. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac à la Truite ajoute une note de silence immobile à cet ensemble géographique, ses rives demeurant le refuge des heures calmes. Le sol, façonné par des décennies d’agriculture et le labeur des premiers défricheurs, conserve une allure de terre apprivoisée par la patience des hommes. L’air y est vif, chargé de cette fraîcheur forestière qui définit les soirées de transition, tandis que Préfontaine maintient un rythme discret, loin des agitations excessives, tourné vers la quiétude de son environnement immédiat. Les bâtisses, dispersées sur ces hauteurs, semblent s’ajuster aux courbes du relief comme pour mieux s’y fondre, confirmant une alliance ancienne entre l’habitat humain et la rudesse bienveillante de la géographie locale. Chaque sentier qui s’enfonce sous le couvert végétal raconte une fidélité aux racines du pays, où le Mont Fugère veille, immuable, sur la vie qui s’écoule.
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Explore Préfontaine, 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: 46.046111, -74.248889. 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 Préfontaine includes the postal code (J8C), 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 Préfontaine 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) |