Explore Saint-Simon, 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-Simon, 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-Simon 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-Simon.
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-Simon |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Simon; Les Maskoutains |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.733333 |
| Longitude | -72.866667 |
| Population | 1,386 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J2R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | ESBHN |
Saint-Simon is a municipality in Saint-Simon; Les Maskoutains, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Saint-Simon is located at 45.7333°N, 72.8667°W.
Saint-Simon rests firmly upon the level, fertile plains of the Montérégie region, where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed under a vast, pale sky. It lies 13.5 km north-north-east of Saint-Hyacinthe, QC (from Saint-Hyacinthe, QC: bearing 27°T), and is situated 9.8 km east-south-east of Saint-Jude. The Rivière Yamaska flows with a purposeful, dark gravity through the lower reaches of the landscape, pulling the gaze toward the distant Coteau de Salvail that rises like a soft, permanent wave above the fields. In the quiet hours of dusk, the light here turns a bruised violet, catching the edges of the horizon and casting long, thin shadows that seem to hold the day in place. While Lac Laliberté sits tucked away some 8 km from the center, its presence is felt in the moisture that clings to the evening air, cooling the skin after a long afternoon. Residents of Saint-Simon often look toward the broader horizon where Parc national de la Yamaska lies 39 km away, yet the immediate focus remains on the fields that define the visual boundary of the home ground. Agriculture serves as the backbone of the local economy, with Saint-Simon maintaining a character rooted in the cycles of sowing and harvest that have persisted for generations. The land here demands a steady hand and a patient temperament, as the flat, heavy soil requires constant attention to yield its bounty. Families in Saint-Simon often gather along the local roads, maintaining traditions that value the quiet endurance of the seasons over the frantic pace of larger centers. Life here follows the subtle shifts in the weather, from the sharp, biting cold of the deep winter to the humid, golden heat of mid-July when the crops reach their peak. The identity of Saint-Simon is found in this persistent, grounded industry, where the value of a day is measured by the work accomplished under the open vault of the sky.
Saint-Simon déploie ses terres planes et fertiles sur les basses-terres du Saint-Laurent, où la lumière du crépuscule s'étire avec une lenteur particulière sur les sillons agricoles. La Rivière Yamaska borde ce territoire, marquant de son tracé sinueux une géographie façonnée par les cycles de la culture et le travail de la terre. Non loin du Coteau de Salvail, Saint-Simon conserve une allure paisible, héritière d'une longue tradition de labeur rural qui définit le quotidien de ses habitants. Le regard porte loin sur l'horizon dégagé, tandis que le Lac Laliberté, distant de quelques kilomètres, semble offrir un repos immobile à la rigueur des champs. Si le Parc national de la Yamaska se situe à une distance plus marquée, la présence des eaux demeure une constante dans l'esprit des résidents, rappelant l'importance des cours d'eau pour le développement historique de la région. Ici, les bâtiments agricoles et les maisons aux toits simples se fondent dans une étendue ouverte où le ciel occupe une place prépondérante. Le vent circule librement entre les rangs, transportant les odeurs de la terre retournée et le silence propre aux espaces vastes, loin de l'agitation des grands centres urbains, affirmant une identité locale solide et sans artifice.
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Explore Saint-Simon, 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: 45.733333, -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-Simon includes the postal code (J2R), 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-Simon 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) |