Explore Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides, 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-Gérard-des-Laurentides, 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-Gérard-des-Laurentides 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-Gérard-des-Laurentides.
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-Gérard-des-Laurentides |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Shawinigan; Mauricie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.602778 |
| Longitude | -72.813889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EREDJ |
Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides is a administrative sector in Shawinigan; Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides is located at 46.6028°N, 72.8139°W.
Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides rests amidst the quiet elevation of the Mont Georges, where the land rises to meet a sky that often turns the color of bruised plums at dusk. It lies 17.7 km north-east of Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC (from Domaine-du-Lac-Paterson, QC: bearing 50°T), and is situated 8.6 km north-west of Shawinigan. The Rivière Shawinigan carves its path through the terrain, a cold, dark artery that carries the scent of damp stone and pine needles toward the distant Chutes de Shawinigan. Nearby, the still surface of Lac Alika holds the reflection of the surrounding hills, offering a mirror to the shifting light as the seasons turn. Within the wider embrace of the region, the vast expanse of Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie lies just far enough away to anchor the horizon in a deep, enduring green. The air here carries a distinct crispness, a clarity that sharpens the edges of the trees and makes the silence of the woods feel heavy and full. History in Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides persists in the sturdy architecture of older farmsteads and the lingering influence of those who first cleared the rocky soil to carve out a living. The local economy maintains a steady focus on the land and its resources, reflecting a heritage built on persistence and the patient extraction of value from the woods and fields. While the Chutes de Shawinigan once powered the industrial ambition of the broader region, the life here has settled into a more contained, deliberate pace. Residents move through their days with a quiet awareness of the cycles of the earth, acknowledging the frost that clings to the windows in autumn and the sudden, vibrant thaw that marks the return of spring. Even as the world changes, Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides retains a character defined by its proximity to the rugged, unyielding nature of the high ground and the steady, insistent flow of the river.
Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides s’étend avec une sérénité robuste sous la garde vigilante du Mont Georges, là où le relief s’infléchit pour épouser les sinuosités de la Rivière Shawinigan. Cette terre, façonnée par une vocation agricole ancienne, conserve une âme tournée vers la rudesse bienveillante de ses paysages où la lumière de fin de journée dorée colore les sommets environnants. À peine à un kilomètre, le Lac Alika offre un miroir immobile aux arbres qui ponctuent les rives, tandis que le murmure lointain des Chutes de Shawinigan rappelle la force vive de l’eau qui a nourri l’essor industriel de la contrée. La présence, à vingt-cinq kilomètres, du Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie impose sa majesté sauvage sur l’horizon, invitant au respect des espaces sauvages qui entourent les foyers. Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides préserve ainsi un équilibre entre le travail de la terre et la proximité des éléments naturels, cultivant une identité qui puise sa force dans la persévérance des familles fondatrices. Les habitants observent le passage des heures sous un ciel changeant, conscients de cette géographie qui dicte le rythme paisible de leurs travaux et de leurs joies, loin du tumulte des grandes agglomérations, dans une quiétude que seul le vent parcourant les vallées vient parfois troubler.
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Explore Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides, 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: 46.602778, -72.813889. 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-Gérard-des-Laurentides includes the postal code (G9R), 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-Gérard-des-Laurentides 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) |