Explore Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, 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 Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, 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 Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs 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 Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs.
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 | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs |
| Type | Parish Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs; Les Pays-d'en-Haut |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.860238 |
| Longitude | -74.127932 |
| Population | 3,862 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHZFQ |
Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs is a parish municipality in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs; Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs is located at 45.8602°N, 74.1279°W.
Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs rests within the rugged folds of the Mont Sainte-Anne, where the terrain rises in quiet defiance against the horizon. It lies 13.5 km north-west of Saint-Jérôme, QC (from Saint-Jérôme, QC: bearing 315°T), and is situated 4.4 km south-south-east of Saint-Sauveur. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, often catching the late afternoon light as it glances off the surface of Lac Saint-Amour, which sits barely a kilometer from the heart of the village. The Rivière du Nord carves a passage through the rocky ground, its movement a steady, low-frequency hum that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate canopy, the landscape maintains a certain wild composure, keeping its secrets in the deep shade of the timber. Residents observe the change of seasons with a keen awareness of the frost, watching as the cold settles into the hollows long before the first snow arrives. The character of Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs reflects a long history of settlement that favored the high ground and the protective cover of the woods. While the Chutes de New Glasgow call from some twenty kilometers away, the local economy remains focused on the maintenance of a quiet, residential life that values its proximity to the natural world. Daily activity follows the practical needs of a population that has learned to work with the limitations of the slope and the stone. Traditions here are kept close to home, favoring small gatherings that honor the endurance of those who first cleared the land. Even as the modern world encroaches, the prevailing mood is one of modest persistence, where the quality of the stillness is valued above all else.
Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs s’étire sur le relief accidenté du Mont Sainte-Anne, là où le sol se plie pour épouser les caprices d’une terre exigeante et fertile. Le regard plonge vers les méandres de la Rivière du Nord qui sculpte le paysage de son passage incessant, tandis que la lumière déclinante du soir accroche les reflets du Lac Saint-Amour, situé à peine à un kilomètre de distance. L’existence ici se bâtit sur le respect d’un terrain escarpé, hérité d’une vocation agricole qui a lentement cédé le pas à une vie résidentielle paisible, préservant le calme des boisés environnants. À une vingtaine de kilomètres, les Chutes de New Glasgow grondent dans un tumulte qui souligne, par contraste, la quiétude de Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs. Les habitants habitués aux frimas de cette zone climatique savent lire le ciel et le givre qui s’installe sur les branches avant que le grand froid ne fige les eaux. Cette géographie particulière impose un rythme lent, presque recueilli, où chaque lever de soleil sur les pentes du Mont Sainte-Anne redéfinit la relation entre les demeures nichées dans les replis du terrain et la nature sauvage qui les entoure, offrant une existence tournée vers la contemplation des saisons et la rudesse douce de cette contrée des Laurentides.
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Explore Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, 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: 45.860238, -74.127932. 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 Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs includes the postal code (J0R), 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 Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs 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) |