Explore Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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-Pierre-les-Becquets 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-Pierre-les-Becquets.
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-Pierre-les-Becquets |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets; Bécancour |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.5 |
| Longitude | -72.2 |
| Population | 1,183 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | ELWCJ |
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets is a municipality in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets; Bécancour, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets is located at 46.5000°N, 72.2000°W.
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets rests upon the high banks overlooking the St. Lawrence, where the horizon broadens into a vast, shimmering expanse of water and sky. It lies 31.6 km east-north-east of Trois-Rivières, QC (from Trois-Rivières, QC: bearing 56°T), and is situated 8.1 km south-west of Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent. The land here carries the weight of the river, with the Coteau Normandin rising as a steady, earthen sentinel that watches over the low-lying fields. Nearby, the Rivière Batiscan moves with a quiet, persistent gravity, its currents carving a path through the terrain toward the greater flow of the St. Lawrence. As evening settles, the light turns a bruised, translucent violet, catching the edges of the river grass and turning the air cold and sharp, as if the water itself were exhaling the memory of the deep channel. Life in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets is anchored by a long history of agricultural stewardship, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the labor of those who work the dark, fertile soil. The local economy persists through this quiet persistence, valuing the yield of the land and the steady maintenance of the homesteads that dot the landscape. While the Chutes de la Cheminée lie some distance away, their presence informs the regional consciousness, serving as a reminder of the hidden power held by the waterways that define this part of Quebec. The people move with an economy of gesture born from generations of navigating the river’s edge, finding beauty in the stark, utilitarian structures that stand against the wind and the unyielding reach of the winter frost.
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets déploie ses terres fertiles le long des rives imposantes du Saint-Laurent, là où le fleuve dicte un rythme lent à la vie agricole qui façonne les horizons. Le regard porte loin sur les eaux vastes, observant la lumière du soir qui transforme la surface en un miroir d’argent, tandis que le souffle du vent apporte une fraîcheur constante depuis le grand courant. À proximité du secteur de Coteau Normandin, le sol se travaille avec la patience de ceux qui connaissent la valeur du grain et de la terre noire, héritage d'une colonisation ancienne tournée vers les ressources du rivage. Non loin de là, la Rivière Batiscan serpente avec une discrétion sauvage, ajoutant sa présence aux paysages qui s’étirent vers les terres intérieures. Les habitants de Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets entretiennent une relation intime avec cette géographie marquée par le passage des eaux, trouvant dans l'éloignement relatif des Chutes de la Cheminée, situées à quelque dix-sept kilomètres, une mesure de l'étendue de leur territoire. Ici, l'identité se construit dans le silence des champs et la proximité constante du fleuve, offrant aux résidents une existence rythmée par la rudesse climatique et la noblesse des espaces ouverts, loin des agitations urbaines, sous un ciel qui semble toujours posséder une profondeur insoupçonnée.
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Explore Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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: 46.5, -72.2. 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-Pierre-les-Becquets includes the postal code (G8V), 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-Pierre-les-Becquets 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) |