Explore Saint-Donat, 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-Donat, 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-Donat 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-Donat.
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-Donat |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Donat; Matawinie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.316667 |
| Longitude | -74.216667 |
| Population | 4,561 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHZCS |
Saint-Donat is a municipality in Saint-Donat; Matawinie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Saint-Donat is located at 46.3167°N, 74.2167°W.
Saint-Donat rests within a rugged reach of the Laurentian landscape where the cool air carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 36.9 km north-east of Mont-Tremblant, QC (from Mont-Tremblant, QC: bearing 53°T), and is situated 0.5 km east-south-east of Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm. The Rivière Saint-Michel cuts a clear, persistent path through the terrain, its current providing a constant, low-frequency hum that defines the local atmosphere. Nearby, the quiet surface of Lac Blanc reflects the shifting light of the sky, appearing as a dark mirror tucked into the surrounding hills. While the vast expanse of Parc national du Mont-Tremblant sits sixteen kilometers away, Saint-Donat maintains a more intimate scale, defined by the proximity of the Le Petit Nixon. At dusk, the light here thins into a pale violet, catching the edges of the trees and settling over the water with a weight that invites a pause in the day’s labor. Human presence in Saint-Donat emerged from the necessity of timber and the slow, steady clearing of land for subsistence. The local economy evolved from these early forest industries, eventually shifting toward a balance between small-scale production and the stewardship of the natural surroundings. Residents move through the day with a focused intent, mindful of the seasonal cycles that dictate the flow of work and recreation. Even as the modern world brushes against the borders of the locality, Saint-Donat preserves a distinct character, anchored by the enduring presence of the Rivière Saint-Michel and the shared knowledge of the woods that stretch toward the horizon.
Saint-Donat s'étire avec une humilité tranquille le long des rives de la Rivière Saint-Michel, là où l'air porte souvent le parfum froid des forêts denses. Le regard se perd vers le Petit Nixon, cette présence discrète qui dessine l'horizon immédiat, tandis que le Lac Blanc, situé à peine à un kilomètre, semble capturer la lumière déclinante pour mieux la restituer sous forme de reflets argentés. À seize kilomètres de là, l'immensité silencieuse du Parc national du Mont-Tremblant impose une rigueur sauvage à la géographie environnante, rappelant que Saint-Donat existe en dialogue constant avec une nature qui ne demande rien. L'économie locale s'est bâtie sur le labeur forestier et cette relation étroite avec les ressources du sol, forgeant une identité où la persévérance des habitants se lit dans le rythme des journées. Les soirées d'été, marquées par une clarté presque mélancolique, enveloppent les maisons de Saint-Donat d'une sérénité particulière, invitant à la contemplation des reliefs qui s'assombrissent. Ce paysage, dépouillé de tout artifice, offre une existence où chaque geste semble dicté par la proximité des eaux courantes et des bois, conservant intacte la mémoire des premiers défricheurs venus bâtir sur ces terres escarpées.
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Explore Saint-Donat, 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: 46.316667, -74.216667. 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-Donat includes the postal code (J0T), 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-Donat 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) |