Explore Sainte-Claire, 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-Claire, 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-Claire 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-Claire.
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-Claire |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Claire; Bellechasse |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.6 |
| Longitude | -70.866667 |
| Population | 3,526 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G6E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EIYJV |
Sainte-Claire is a municipality in Sainte-Claire; Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Sainte-Claire is located at 46.6000°N, 70.8667°W.
Sainte-Claire rests within the rolling contours of the Appalachian foothills, anchored by the persistent presence of the Rivière Etchemin. It lies 21.5 km north-north-east of Sainte-Marie, QC (from Sainte-Marie, QC: bearing 33°T), and is situated 8.5 km east-south-east of Saint-Anselme. The landscape here holds a particular quality of light at dusk, when the shadows stretch long across the fields and the sky takes on the bruised, violet hue of cooling iron. Nearby, the Rocher Turgeon stands as a silent sentinel over the shifting currents of the river, while the distant, hidden waters of Lac chez Morissette wait four kilometers away in the quiet woods. Even the air seems to carry a weight of damp earth and moving water, a sensory reminder of the natural features that define the perimeter of the parish. Sainte-Claire maintains a character shaped by the industry of the soil and the enduring influence of the Rivière Etchemin, which once powered the mills that drew settlers to these banks. The economy remains grounded in a mix of agriculture and manufacturing, reflecting a practical, industrious spirit that values the turn of the seasons. Residents often venture toward the roar of Chutes Rouillard, located six kilometers from the village center, to witness the raw force of the water carving its path through the stone. While the Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon sits thirty-two kilometers away, its presence signifies the wilder, protected reaches of the region that surround the cultivated life of Sainte-Claire. Life here follows the pulse of the changing harvest, persistent and steady, much like the river that continues its long journey toward the sea.
Sainte-Claire s’étire sur les terres fertiles de Bellechasse, là où la lumière déclinante du soir vient caresser les courbes de la Rivière Etchemin. Le paysage se déploie avec une patience minérale, marqué par la présence solide du Rocher Turgeon qui veille sur les labours et les chemins de campagne. À quelques lieues de là, la brume matinale enveloppe le Lac chez Morissette, offrant un repos silencieux aux oiseaux de passage, tandis que le fracas lointain des Chutes Rouillard scande le rythme éternel des eaux vives. Plus loin, la Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon préserve une nature sauvage que le temps semble oublier. Les habitants de Sainte-Claire entretiennent un lien viscéral avec ce sol généreux, une terre qui exige autant qu’elle donne, façonnée par des générations de labeur agricole. Ici, le ciel se fait vaste et changeant, passant d’un bleu cristallin à des teintes d’ambre profond qui transforment chaque grange et chaque champ en une apparition singulière. L’industrie locale, discrète mais tenace, s’intègre à ce cadre naturel sans jamais brusquer les reliefs, respectant la noblesse d’une géographie où chaque colline, chaque méandre de la rivière, raconte une histoire de persistance et de dignité humaine.
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Explore Sainte-Claire, 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: 46.6, -70.866667. 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 Sainte-Claire includes the postal code (G6E), 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-Claire 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) |