Explore Sainte-Mélanie, 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-Mélanie, 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-Mélanie 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-Mélanie.
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-Mélanie |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Mélanie; Joliette |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.133333 |
| Longitude | -73.516667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J6E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EPOZP |
Sainte-Mélanie is a municipality in Sainte-Mélanie; Joliette, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Sainte-Mélanie is located at 46.1333°N, 73.5167°W.
Sainte-Mélanie rests near the rise of the Mont Saint-Jean, where the land holds the quiet gravity of the Quebec interior. It lies 13.5 km north-north-west of Joliette, QC (from Joliette, QC: bearing 335°T), and is situated 7.4 km west-south-west of Saint-Félix-de-Valois. The Rivière L'Assomption bends through the terrain, its current providing a steady, low-frequency pulse to the days that pass along its banks. Within a short distance, Lac l'Îlot offers a mirror to the sky, catching the sharp, clear light of late afternoon before it slips behind the trees. The air here carries a crisp, earthen weight, smelling of damp stone and the slow respiration of the woods. Further afield, the distant presence of Chutes Mason adds a sense of hidden power to the geography, anchoring the region in a landscape defined by moving water and enduring rock. Agriculture has long defined the character of Sainte-Mélanie, with fields extending toward the horizon in a pattern of seasonal labor and harvest. The people here move with a deliberate purpose, maintaining a connection to the soil that feels as practical as it is ancient. While the modern world touches the edges of daily life, the focus remains on the rhythms of the land and the maintenance of a heritage built upon forestry and small-scale enterprise. Visitors who travel through Sainte-Mélanie find a stillness that is not merely an absence of noise, but a density of presence, where the sunlight hitting the Rivière L'Assomption seems to linger longer, illuminating the steady, industrious spirit of the inhabitants.
Sainte-Mélanie s’étend avec une patience ancienne sur les terres fertiles qui bordent la Rivière L’Assomption, là où le sol garde encore le souvenir des défrichements courageux de ceux qui ont bâti leur existence sur le travail de la terre. Le Mont Saint-Jean domine l’horizon, veillant sur ce relief vallonné qui s’assombrit doucement lorsque le jour décline, laissant la lumière dorée s’éteindre sur les champs en culture. À peine éloigné d’un kilomètre, le Lac l’Îlot offre aux résidents un miroir calme sous la voûte céleste, tandis que le murmure lointain de l’eau rappelle la présence des Chutes Mason, situées à dix-sept kilomètres, éléments naturels qui rythment la vie quotidienne des habitants. Sainte-Mélanie cultive une identité forgée par l’agriculture et une ténacité héritée de ses fondateurs, une force tranquille qui se devine dans la droiture des maisons et le soin apporté aux vergers. Le vent qui traverse la vallée porte une fraîcheur singulière, celle des espaces ouverts et des forêts qui entourent le territoire, conférant à chaque soirée une atmosphère de paix intérieure. Cette terre, façonnée par les mains laborieuses et le climat rigoureux, conserve une noblesse simple que seule la proximité avec la nature permet de préserver intacte.
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Explore Sainte-Mélanie, 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: 46.133333, -73.516667. 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-Mélanie 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 Sainte-Mélanie 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) |