La Butte-aux-Puces, Quebec Weather
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About La Butte-aux-Puces, Quebec
La Butte-aux-Puces is a hamlet in Cap-Santé; Portneuf, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Butte-aux-Puces is located at 46.7169°N, 71.8514°W. It observes Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4). Postal code area: G3M.
La Butte-aux-Puces rises from the earth as a modest, steady prominence within the Coteau à Jess, overlooking the persistent flow of the St. Lawrence. It lies 10.0 km west-north-west of Donnacona, QC (from Donnacona, QC: bearing 300°T), and is situated 12.7 km west-south-west of Pont-Rouge. The land here holds the damp, cool scent of the Rivière Chaude, which carves its path through the terrain with a quiet, persistent energy. At dusk, the light clings to the slopes of La Butte-aux-Puces, turning the grasses a bruised, metallic violet before the shadows settle into the hollows. While Lac Rosa remains hidden eleven kilometres away and the distant roar of Chutes à Gorry echoes some fifteen kilometres beyond, the immediate landscape feels complete in its own solitude, defined by the heavy, humid breath of the river valley. The history of this site is marked by the slow, deliberate work of those who first cleared the timber to make way for the fields of Cap-Santé. Agriculture defines the local economy, with the soil yielding crops that mirror the changing temperament of the seasons. Life moves in alignment with the agricultural cycle, where the turn of the plow and the harvest dictate the pulse of the day. In the quiet hours, the atmosphere carries a certain gravity, as if the land remembers the generations that labored here to secure a foothold. Visitors passing through find a stillness that is rarely interrupted, a reminder that the character of the region is found in the persistence of the work and the endurance of the land itself.
La Butte-aux-Puces s’élève avec une discrétion minérale sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le Coteau à Jess incline ses pentes douces vers les eaux froides du fleuve. L’air y possède une texture particulière, chargée d’une humidité qui semble stagner au-dessus de la Rivière Chaude, dont le cours sinueux sculpte le relief environnant avec une lenteur obstinée. À onze kilomètres de là, le Lac Rosa repose dans un silence immuable, tandis que les Chutes à Gorry imposent, à quinze kilomètres de distance, un grondement sourd qui parvient parfois jusqu’aux oreilles des résidents par les nuits de grand calme. La lumière du crépuscule glisse sur les champs, révélant une terre façonnée par des générations de labeur agricole, où le travail des mains a longtemps dicté le rythme des jours. Dans le silence des matinées, La Butte-aux-Puces semble suspendue dans une attente paisible, entre la rigueur de son climat et la présence massive du grand fleuve qui borne l’horizon. Les habitations se serrent contre les ondulations du terrain, profitant d’une topographie qui protège les foyers des vents dominants, offrant une stabilité héritée de l’histoire ancienne de Portneuf. Chaque sentier qui serpente vers les rives témoigne d’une relation intime avec la géographie, invitant à une contemplation simple des éléments qui définissent l'identité singulière de ce territoire.
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| Location | La Butte-aux-Puces, Cap-Santé; Portneuf, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 46.716944°N, 71.851389°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4) |
| Postal FSA | G3M |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This La Butte-aux-Puces, Quebec Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Butte-aux-Puces, Quebec, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for La Butte-aux-Puces includes coordinates 46.716944°N, 71.851389°W, situated in Cap-Santé; Portneuf. Postal FSA: G3M. Telephone area code: 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873. Timezone: Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4).
Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 and is public domain.