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| Place | French River |
| Type | Town |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Sudbury |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.142222 |
| Longitude | -80.481389 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | P3E |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | FEUZS |
French River is a town in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. French River is located at 46.1422°N, 80.4814°W.
The French River curves through a rugged expanse of Ontario, where the granite bones of the earth rise sharply against the horizon. It lies 49.4 km west-south-west of Sturgeon Falls, ON (from Sturgeon Falls, ON: bearing 240°T), and is situated 11.6 km east-north-east of Alban. The landscape near Hendrickson's Hill holds a stillness that deepens as the sun dips low, casting long, bruised shadows across the Wolseley River. Beyond the immediate reach of the bank, the quiet presence of Lac Brulé sits three kilometers away, its surface reflecting the cool, thinning light of late afternoon. Further afield, the distant rush of Meshaw Falls provides a rhythmic pulse to the air, while the protected reaches of Eighteen Mile Island Wilderness Area preserve a sprawling quietude ten kilometers from the primary flow of the water. French River carries the weight of long-standing travel routes used by Indigenous peoples and early traders who navigated these waterways by canoe. The local economy persists in a quiet balance with the land, shifting away from historical heavy extraction toward a reliance on the seasonal cycles of the outdoors. Days here are marked by the steady movement of the current and the maintenance of traditions rooted in the forest and the shore. Life in French River moves according to the demands of the seasons, where the scent of damp pine and cold stone defines the character of a day spent working the edges of the water.
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Explore French River, Ontario, 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: 46.142222, -80.481389. 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 French River includes the postal code (P3E), telephone area code (226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for French River 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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |