Explore Saint-Jean-de-Matha, 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-Jean-de-Matha, 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-Jean-de-Matha 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-Jean-de-Matha.
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-Jean-de-Matha |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Jean-de-Matha; Matawinie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.233333 |
| Longitude | -73.533333 |
| Population | 4,838 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J6E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EPSPQ |
Saint-Jean-de-Matha is a municipality in Saint-Jean-de-Matha; Matawinie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Saint-Jean-de-Matha is located at 46.2333°N, 73.5333°W.
Saint-Jean-de-Matha rests within the rugged terrain of the Mont Saint-Jean, where the land rises to meet the sky in a series of wooded elevations. It lies 24.4 km north-north-west of Joliette, QC (from Joliette, QC: bearing 343°T), and is situated 10.7 km north-west of Saint-Félix-de-Valois. The Rivière Noire carves a persistent path through the base of the slopes, its dark water marking the cool, quiet spine of the valley. Nearby, Lac Gervais holds the stillness of the afternoon, a glassy expanse that reflects the shifting clouds and the deep greens of the surrounding timber. When the light leans low at the end of the day, the shadows stretch across the hills, turning the heavy air into something sharp and clear. Settlement in Saint-Jean-de-Matha grew from the labor of those who cleared the dense forests and worked the stone-strewn fields, establishing a way of life defined by the harvest and the changing seasons. Agriculture continues to hold a place here, though the economy now bridges the gap between traditional land use and the pull of regional tourism. The people of Saint-Jean-de-Matha maintain a steady, grounded pace, finding purpose in the maintenance of their homes and the quiet stewardship of the hills. During the colder months, the frost settles deep into the earth, and the woodsmoke from local hearths drifts above the rooftops, signaling the endurance of a life lived in close proximity to the mountain.
Saint-Jean-de-Matha déploie ses terres sur les pentes du Mont Saint-Jean, là où la terre s’élève pour mieux contempler l’horizon de la Matawinie. La Rivière Noire trace un ruban sombre et persistant à travers ce relief accidenté, imprégnant l'air d'une fraîcheur humide qui accompagne le travail des hommes depuis les premiers défrichements. À peine à un kilomètre de distance, le Lac Gervais miroite comme une goutte d'argent déposée sur le sol, captant les derniers éclats d'un soleil déclinant qui transforme le paysage en une étendue de cuivre et d'ombre. L'économie locale, longtemps nourrie par le rythme des exploitations agricoles et la rudesse des forêts, puise sa vitalité dans cette terre généreuse mais exigeante. Les habitants de Saint-Jean-de-Matha entretiennent une relation directe avec ces éléments, cultivant une mémoire collective qui s'attache aux courbes de la Rivière Noire et à la stature imposante du Mont Saint-Jean. Lorsque le crépuscule s'installe, la lumière se fige sur les crêtes, révélant la texture minérale du terrain et la solidité des bâtisses qui composent le paysage. Cette contrée garde le souvenir des efforts constants pour apprivoiser une nature sauvage, offrant à ceux qui l'habitent une existence simple, rythmée par le mouvement lent de l'eau et la permanence des reliefs.
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Explore Saint-Jean-de-Matha, 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: 46.233333, -73.533333. 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-Jean-de-Matha includes the postal code (J6E), 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-Jean-de-Matha 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) |