Explore Village-Lafontaine, 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 Village-Lafontaine, 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.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Village-Lafontaine 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 Village-Lafontaine.
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.
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| Place | Village-Lafontaine |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Chertsey; Matawinie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.115833 |
| Longitude | -73.888056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EILMR |
Village-Lafontaine is a locality in Chertsey; Matawinie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Village-Lafontaine is located at 46.1158°N, 73.8881°W.
Village-Lafontaine rests within the rugged folds of the Matawinie region, tucked beneath the watchful slopes of the Mont Vénus. It lies 35.9 km west-north-west of Joliette, QC (from Joliette, QC: bearing 287°T), and is situated 16.1 km west-north-west of Rawdon. The Rivière Jean-Venne courses through the heart of the terrain, its currents carving a path that defines the local topography and guides the movement of the morning mist. Nearby, the stillness of Lac Rochon offers a quiet contrast to the persistent flow of the river, while the distant, rushing presence of Les Cascades marks the wilder reaches of the surrounding landscape. As the sun dips behind the Mont Vénus, the light catches the surface of the water, turning the Rivière Jean-Venne into a ribbon of hammered silver that anchors the valley in shadow. Settlement in Village-Lafontaine emerged from the necessity of harnessing the timber and water of the Chertsey hinterlands, establishing a character rooted in the resilience of those who labor close to the earth. The local economy maintains a steady connection to the land, favoring small-scale enterprises and the quiet stewardship of the forest that blankets the rising hills. Life in Village-Lafontaine moves with the seasons, from the crisp, heavy silence of deep winter to the sudden, vibrant thaw that fills the air with the scent of damp pine and thawing soil. Residents carry on traditions born of this northern climate, finding a distinct beauty in the way the land demands patience and rewards those who observe its subtle, seasonal shifts.
Village-Lafontaine déploie ses habitations sur un terrain accidenté où la terre semble retenir la fraîcheur des forêts de la Matawinie. À proximité du Mont Vénus, l’horizon se découpe en sommets arrondis qui protègent les vallées contre les vents du nord, tandis que la Rivière Jean-Venne serpente entre les propriétés, dictant le rythme paisible des journées. La lumière du crépuscule s’attarde sur le Lac Rochon, situé à une courte distance, transformant la surface de l'eau en un miroir sombre où se confondent les silhouettes des arbres. Plus loin, le grondement sourd des Cascades parvient à l'oreille des habitants par temps calme, rappelant la puissance du courant qui façonne le paysage depuis des siècles. Les résidents de Village-Lafontaine entretiennent une relation intime avec cette topographie exigeante, marquée par une histoire agricole où chaque parcelle conquise sur la roche demandait un labeur acharné. Ici, le quotidien s’ordonne selon les variations de la clarté solaire et la texture changeante des sentiers forestiers. Cette géographie impose une humilité tranquille, forgeant une identité forte chez ceux qui habitent ces terres, loin de l'agitation des grands axes, dans le silence dense des collines québécoises.
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Explore Village-Lafontaine, 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: 46.115833, -73.888056. 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 Village-Lafontaine includes the postal code (J8A), 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 Village-Lafontaine 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) |