Explore Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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 Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu 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-Charles-sur-Richelieu.
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 | Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu; La Vallée-du-Richelieu |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.683333 |
| Longitude | -73.183333 |
| Population | 1,735 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J3G |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EQALZ |
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu; La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu is located at 45.6833°N, 73.1833°W.
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu rests upon a low, fertile plain where the horizon stretches wide and the light of late afternoon clings to the flat, open fields. It lies 19.5 km west-north-west of Saint-Hyacinthe, QC (from Saint-Hyacinthe, QC: bearing 289°T), and is situated 13.0 km north of Belœil. The Rivière Richelieu defines the movement of the day here, its dark, deliberate current drawing a steady line through the landscape as it passes the Coteau de Salvail. When the wind moves across the expanse, it carries a sharpness that hints at the distance to Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno, which stands as a quiet, distant silhouette against the sky some 18 km away. The air in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu holds a peculiar clarity, a stillness that seems to press against the windows of the houses lining the road, turning the transition from dusk to night into a slow, darkening blue. Long before the modern roads were paved, the deep, rich earth of Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu attracted those who understood the patience required for agriculture. The local economy persists in this quiet labor, with rows of crops reaching toward the riverbanks, mirroring the persistence of generations who built their lives on the strength of the soil. While the world beyond this valley moves with a frantic urgency, the people here maintain a deliberate focus on the seasonal turn of their fields and the maintenance of their heritage. The architecture remains modest and practical, reflecting a history of resilience where the primary landmarks are the barns and the long, straight stretches of road that anchor the village to the banks of the Rivière Richelieu.
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu s'étire avec une langueur paisible le long des rives de la Rivière Richelieu, où les eaux sombres et calmes semblent retenir les murmures des siècles passés. Le terrain plat, enrichi par une terre noire propice à une agriculture tenace, s'ouvre généreusement vers le Coteau de Salvail, offrant aux regards une perspective dégagée sur les champs qui ondulent sous la brise. À l'heure où le soleil décline, une lumière dorée et feutrée enveloppe les demeures ancestrales, soulignant la rudesse élégante de leur architecture tandis que le silence s'installe sur les plaines fertiles. Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu conserve une dignité tranquille, héritée d'un labeur rural qui a su façonner son identité sans jamais rompre avec le rythme lent des marées fluviales. Au loin, la silhouette lointaine du Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno se devine par temps clair, posant une limite naturelle à cet horizon agricole qui définit la vie des habitants. Chaque demeure, chaque parcelle cultivée, porte la trace d'un attachement profond à ce sol où l'air, chargé d'humidité et de senteurs herbacées, semble suspendre le cours des heures. La quiétude règne, portée par le souffle du vent sur les berges, invitant à une contemplation simple de ce paysage dont la beauté réside dans la constance de ses formes et la sérénité de son horizon sans cesse renouvelé.
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Explore Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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: 45.683333, -73.183333. 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-Charles-sur-Richelieu includes the postal code (J3G), 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-Charles-sur-Richelieu 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) |