Explore Arvida, 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 Arvida, 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 Arvida 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 Arvida.
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 | Arvida |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saguenay; Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.42 |
| Longitude | -71.18 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G7S |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EITMA |
Arvida is a administrative sector in Saguenay; Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Arvida is located at 48.4200°N, 71.1800°W.
Arvida occupies a singular position where the steady currents of the St. Lawrence influence the horizon, nestled near the rise of Le Grand Coteau and the cold, persistent flow of the Rivière Shipshaw. It lies 8.7 km west of Saguenay, QC (from Saguenay, QC: bearing 264°T), and is situated 8.4 km west of Chicoutimi. The air here holds a crispness that suggests the proximity of Parc national des Monts-Valin, a vast wilderness lying some 36 km away that dictates the seasonal turns of light and frost. Within the reach of these surroundings, the landscape bears the marks of human industry, punctuated by the roar of Chutes Murdock 7 km distant and the quiet stillness of Lac de Boue 8 km from the center. At dusk, the light catches the metallic edges of the architecture, casting long shadows that seem to anchor Arvida to the earth with a quiet, industrial permanence. Founded as a planned settlement to house workers for the burgeoning aluminum industry, Arvida grew alongside the massive smelting operations that came to define the local economy. The streets follow a deliberate, geometric order, reflecting the ambition of its early architects who sought to balance utility with a measured, garden-city aesthetic. While the hum of machinery once dominated the collective experience, the daily life of Arvida now blends that heritage with the quiet persistence of a place shaped by northern winters and the proximity of deep, untamed water. Residents move through these planned avenues with a familiarity born of long winters, finding beauty in the stark contrast between the heavy, dark structures of the past and the expansive, pale sky that hangs over the Saguenay.
Arvida s'étire avec une noblesse industrielle sur les rives de la Rivière Shipshaw, là où le métal et la lumière du crépuscule se marient dans un souffle métallique. Bâtie par la volonté de transformer la force brute des eaux en une énergie dévorante, Arvida porte en elle la rigueur de ses tracés et la fierté de ses usines qui dictent le rythme des jours. À proximité, le Grand Coteau observe le labeur quotidien tandis que le vent frais circule entre les structures d'aluminium. Le paysage se déploie vers les Chutes Murdock, dont le grondement perpétuel rappelle la puissance domptée, alors que le Lac de Boue demeure une présence sombre et tranquille à quelques encablures. Plus loin, la silhouette imposante du Parc national des Monts-Valin dessine une frontière sauvage contre le ciel, invitant les regards à s'évader au-delà du périmètre manufacturier. L'air y possède une texture particulière, chargée d'une histoire de bâtisseurs qui ont su dompter le terrain pour y ériger un quotidien ordonné. Dans ce secteur du Québec, Arvida demeure un lieu de labeur et de persévérance, veillant sur les rives du Saint-Laurent avec la fermeté de ceux qui connaissent le poids du fer et la patience nécessaire pour apprivoiser le climat nordique.
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Explore Arvida, 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: 48.42, -71.18. 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 Arvida includes the postal code (G7S), 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 Arvida 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) |