Explore Saint-Hugues, 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-Hugues, 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-Hugues 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-Hugues.
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-Hugues |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Hugues; Les Maskoutains |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.8 |
| Longitude | -72.866667 |
| Population | 1,340 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | H4Y |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EKMWJ |
Saint-Hugues is a municipality in Saint-Hugues; Les Maskoutains, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Saint-Hugues is located at 45.8000°N, 72.8667°W.
Saint-Hugues sits firmly upon the low, persistent flatness of the Montérégie region, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky claims a vast, pale authority over the fields. It lies 20.3 km north-north-east of Saint-Hyacinthe, QC (from Saint-Hyacinthe, QC: bearing 18°T), and is situated 12.1 km south-west of Saint-Guillaume. The land surrounding Saint-Hugues leans toward the Coteau de Salvail, a subtle rise that breaks the monotony of the plains, while the nearby Rivière Yamaska pulls the eye toward the slow, dark movement of water carving through the earth. During the deep blue clarity of late autumn, the light catches the stubble of harvested fields, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped. Twelve kilometers away, the quiet presence of Lac Laliberté offers a different kind of stillness, a glassy surface that mirrors the shifting clouds and the quietude of the surrounding woods. Saint-Hugues carries the weight of a long agricultural history, its identity rooted in the heavy, fertile soil that has fed families for generations. The local economy persists in the steady work of the land, with barns and silos punctuating the periphery like sentinels guarding the seasonal yields. Life in Saint-Hugues follows the turning of the seasons, marked by the smell of damp earth in the spring and the metallic tang of frost in the air as November settles in. Residents maintain a quiet connection to the geography, moving through their days with a practical grace that reflects the straightforward, unadorned beauty of the surrounding fields.
Saint-Hugues s'étire sur des terres planes et fertiles, là où le ciel bas des Maskoutains semble peser sur les champs avec une douceur infinie. Le paysage s'organise autour du ruban sombre de la Rivière Yamaska, dont le cours lent rythme la vie agricole depuis les premiers défrichements. À proximité du Coteau de Salvail, le relief s'incline avec une discrétion toute québécoise, offrant aux regards une perspective dégagée sur les horizons cultivés. La lumière du crépuscule y possède une densité particulière, dorant les rangs de récoltes et s'attardant sur les façades des maisons qui rappellent la persévérance des familles fondatrices. À une douzaine de kilomètres, le Lac Laliberté modifie imperceptiblement l'humidité de l'air, apportant une fraîcheur qui imprègne les jardins et les vergers. Saint-Hugues conserve cette allure paisible des lieux qui ont su marier la patience du travail de la terre aux exigences du monde moderne. Les habitants partagent une existence rythmée par les travaux saisonniers et le silence des plaines, dans une proximité directe avec les éléments naturels qui définissent leur quotidien. Ici, chaque sillon tracé dans le sol souligne une appartenance profonde à cette plaine généreuse, façonnant une identité locale qui puise sa force dans la sobriété du cadre et la constance du labeur.
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Explore Saint-Hugues, 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: 45.8, -72.866667. 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-Hugues includes the postal code (H4Y), 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-Hugues 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) |