Explore Saint-Alexis-Station, 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 Saint-Alexis-Station, 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.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Saint-Alexis-Station 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 Saint-Alexis-Station.
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 | Saint-Alexis-Station |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Jacques; Montcalm |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.945556 |
| Longitude | -73.591389 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J5X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EIXSH |
Saint-Alexis-Station is a locality in Saint-Jacques; Montcalm, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Saint-Alexis-Station is located at 45.9456°N, 73.5914°W.
Saint-Alexis-Station rests upon the fertile, low-lying expanse of the Plateau de Terrebonne, where the horizon stretches wide across the agricultural fields of Saint-Jacques. It lies 14.4 km south-west of Joliette, QC (from Joliette, QC: bearing 233°T), and is situated 14.0 km south-east of Rawdon. The land here holds a quiet stillness at dusk, when the low sun casts long, golden shadows across the furrows and the air cools with the scent of damp earth. While the Rivière Rouge flows through the broader region about 10 km away, the immediate surroundings of Saint-Alexis-Station are defined by the steady, patient work of the fields. To the north, the terrain remains open, though the distant presence of Lac des Cèdres, located 8 km away, and the notable Chutes Dorwin, situated 13 km away, provide a sense of the varied water-carved geography that defines the wider Montcalm landscape. Even at a distance of 38 km, the presence of Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville marks the southern boundaries of the regional character, anchoring the location within a broader sweep of protected wild space. The history of Saint-Alexis-Station is bound to the development of the rail lines that once brought a pulse of industry and transit to these rural reaches of Quebec. Today, the economy leans into the rhythm of specialized agriculture, where the seasonal cycles dictate the pace of life and the movement of heavy machinery along the secondary roads. There is a distinct sobriety in the architecture here, reflecting a heritage of hard-working settlements that prioritized utility and resilience against the turning of the seasons. Residents often find beauty in the stark clarity of the winter light, which turns the frost-covered fields into a brilliant, reflective expanse that seems to hold the sky. This dedication to the land keeps the character of Saint-Alexis-Station rooted in the traditions of its founding, maintaining a steady, grounded existence that favors the quiet reliability of the harvest over the rapid pace of urban centers.
Saint-Alexis-Station s'étend sur les terres basses de la région de Saint-Jacques, là où le sol semble retenir la lumière dorée du soir avec une patience toute paysanne. Le relief s'élève doucement vers le Plateau de Terrebonne, imposant un rythme régulier aux travaux des champs qui ont façonné l'identité de ce territoire depuis les premiers défrichements. À quelques lieues de là, la Rivière Rouge poursuit son cours discret, tandis que le Lac des Cèdres apaise les horizons lointains de sa présence immobile. L’air, chargé de l’humidité des terres agricoles et de la fraîcheur qui descend des Chutes Dorwin plus au nord, porte souvent le parfum des foins coupés. Bien que le Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville demeure une présence familière dans la mémoire géographique de la région, Saint-Alexis-Station cultive sa propre solitude laborieuse. Ici, chaque bâtisse et chaque rang rappellent la ténacité des familles qui ont transformé ces étendues en un domaine fertile, loin du tumulte urbain. La vie suit le mouvement des cultures, une existence rythmée par la terre noire et les ciels vastes qui surplombent Saint-Alexis-Station, laissant aux passants l'impression d'un monde qui se suffit à lui-même dans sa simplicité rigoureuse.
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Explore Saint-Alexis-Station, 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: 45.945556, -73.591389. 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 Saint-Alexis-Station includes the postal code (J5X), 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 Saint-Alexis-Station 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) |