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| Place | Baie-des-Sables |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Baie-des-Sables; La Matanie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.721079 |
| Longitude | -67.893796 |
| Population | 613 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5H |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EFKIA |
Baie-des-Sables is a municipality in Baie-des-Sables; La Matanie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Baie-des-Sables is located at 48.7211°N, 67.8938°W.
Baie-des-Sables nestles against the vast expanse of the St. Lawrence River, its low-lying land stretching towards the water in a patchwork of fields and small woodlands. It lies 26.5 km north-east of Mont-Joli, QC (from Mont-Joli, QC: bearing 55°T), and is situated 6.6 km north-east of Métis-sur-Mer. The air here carries the briny tang of the sea, a constant reminder of the powerful river that shapes this coastline. Low, weathered houses huddle together, their painted clapboard softened by the relentless coastal winds, and beyond them, the river itself often shimmers with an almost metallic sheen under the wide Quebec sky. The terrain is largely flat, a gently sloping plain that feels both grounded and open, allowing the horizon to stretch endlessly, often punctuated by the distant, hazy shapes of the Gaspé Peninsula. Historically, Baie-des-Sables owes its existence to the bounty of the St. Lawrence, with fishing and agriculture forming the bedrock of its economy for generations. The echoes of earlier days, when sailing ships would have been a common sight, linger in the quiet routines of the present. Today, while fishing still plays a role, the rhythm of life in Baie-des-Sables is also set by the surrounding farmland, where crops are coaxed from the soil under the same sun that warms the river. A distinctive feature is the way the landscape embraces the water, with small inlets and sheltered coves hinting at a maritime past, and the soft, diffused light at dusk often bathes the riverbanks in a pearly luminescence, a quiet beauty that has sustained this place.
À Baie-des-Sables, la terre s'étire doucement vers le grand fleuve, un paysage sculpté par les vents marins et la caresse incessante des vagues. Les champs, autrefois labourés pour nourrir les familles, se teintent désormais de la lumière dorée du soir, rappelant une histoire ancrée dans le travail et la résilience. Le littoral, tantôt rocailleux, tantôt sablonneux, murmure les légendes des anciens bâtisseurs et des pêcheurs qui ont fait de ce coin du Québec leur foyer. L'air y est salin, empreint d'une douceur qui contraste avec la majesté du fleuve Saint-Laurent, gardien silencieux de Baie-des-Sables. Les traditions, patiemment transmises, flottent comme un parfum d'ylang-ylang sur la brise, mêlant l'héritage acadien à l'âme de la Matanie, créant une atmosphère singulière, à la fois paisible et vibrante de vie.
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Explore Baie-des-Sables, 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: 48.721079, -67.893796. 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. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Baie-des-Sables includes the postal code (G5H), 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.
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| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |