Explore Village-des-Crête, 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-des-Crête, 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-des-Crête 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-des-Crête.
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-des-Crête |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Trois-Rivières; Mauricie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.303056 |
| Longitude | -72.661389 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G9B |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ENIOQ |
Village-des-Crête is a locality in Trois-Rivières; Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Village-des-Crête is located at 46.3031°N, 72.6614°W.
Village-des-Crête rests along the northern bank where the Rivière aux Sables meets the broad, shimmering expanse of Lac Saint-Pierre. It lies 10.1 km west-south-west of Trois-Rivières, QC (from Trois-Rivières, QC: bearing 244°T), and is situated 9.2 km north-north-west of Nicolet. The land rises with a quiet insistence toward the Plateau Laval, where the transition from riparian marsh to higher ground creates a distinct edge in the local geography. At dusk, the light catches the silt-heavy currents of the Rivière aux Sables, turning the water into a ribbon of polished pewter that reflects the darkening sky above the plateau. The air here holds a permanent dampness, a cold, clean scent that carries the weight of the vast lake, grounding Village-des-Crête in a landscape defined by the persistent push of water against the earth. The history of Village-des-Crête reflects a long alignment with the river, as generations have navigated the seasonal fluctuations of the shore to sustain their livelihoods. While the economy has shifted from early reliance on the river’s bounty to a modern rhythm of local trade and small-scale enterprise, the influence of the water remains central to the character of the residents. Life proceeds with a steady, pragmatic focus, often punctuated by the sight of small craft moving toward the deeper channels of Lac Saint-Pierre or the quiet maintenance of properties along the rising slopes of the Plateau Laval. The traditions of the people are kept with a modest pride, mirroring the stillness of the landscape that surrounds them, where every change in the wind off the lake serves as a reminder of the proximity to the natural world.
Village-des-Crête déploie ses habitations sur les rives du Lac Saint-Pierre, là où le regard s'étire vers une ligne d'horizon indécise, chargée d'une lumière mauve qui semble stagner dans l'air humide. À proximité, le courant de la Rivière aux Sables sculpte un relief discret, serpentant entre les terres agricoles qui portent encore les cicatrices d'un labeur ancien, celui des familles ayant défriché ces sols meubles pour y établir une pérennité obstinée. Près de Plateau Laval, le sol s'élève doucement, offrant aux résidents un promontoire naturel pour observer les caprices de la météo mauricienne. Village-des-Crête conserve une allure de quiétude, rythmée par le clapotis constant des eaux et le passage des vents qui, en fin de journée, tempèrent la chaleur estivale. Les traditions locales, nourries par une lignée de travailleurs de la terre et de navigateurs d'eau douce, imprègnent les gestes quotidiens des habitants, dont la présence modeste donne au paysage une dimension humaine et tangible. La terre noire, riche et généreuse, soutient encore une agriculture de proximité, tandis que la proximité immédiate de la Rivière aux Sables dicte une existence tournée vers les cycles de l'eau, transformant chaque crépuscule en une célébration silencieuse de ce territoire façonné par les siècles et la patience des hommes.
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Explore Village-des-Crête, 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: 46.303056, -72.661389. 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-des-Crête includes the postal code (G9B), 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-des-Crête 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) |