Explore Bassin, 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 Bassin, 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 Bassin 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 Bassin.
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 | Bassin |
| Type | Village |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.222778 |
| Longitude | -61.937222 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EFLHI |
Bassin is a village in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Bassin is located at 47.2228°N, 61.9372°W.
Bassin rests along the edge of the St. Lawrence, defined by the rugged, weathered cliffs of the Cap de Plâtre. It lies 17.7 km south-south-west of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC (from Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC: bearing 197°T), and is situated 7.0 km west-south-west of Havre-Aubert. The land here holds a distinct stillness, where the salt air clings to the grasses and the light at dusk turns the earth a deep, bruised violet. Within this coastal reach, the horizon is wide and indifferent, shaped by the relentless pull of the tide against the shore. Le Bassin sits nearby, a quiet presence in the landscape that anchors the surrounding terrain. Life in Bassin follows the shifting demands of the sea and the soil, with a legacy rooted in the traditional practices of those who have long worked these Atlantic fringes. Fishing and agriculture define the daily movement of the people, keeping the spirit of the place grounded in the heavy, honest labor of the harvest and the catch. Even when the winds rise to scour the heights of the Cap de Plâtre, the character of Bassin stays firm, defined by the resilience of a people who find beauty in the spare, salt-stung clarity of their home.
Bassin s’étire sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le Cap de Plâtre offre ses falaises aux assauts incessants des marées. Le vent, chargé d’iode et de sel, façonne le relief de ce terrain exposé, balayant les terres où l’agriculture a longtemps dicté le rythme des jours. À environ quatre kilomètres, le Bassin déploie ses eaux calmes, contrastant avec la rudesse des parois rocheuses qui dominent le littoral. L’héritage acadien imprègne encore chaque geste des habitants, dont la vie quotidienne s’accorde avec la patience nécessaire aux gens de mer. Au crépuscule, la lumière déclinante transforme le Cap de Plâtre en une masse ocre, tandis que l’horizon s’efface dans une brume légère. Bassin conserve cette simplicité austère propre aux terres insulaires, un équilibre fragile entre la terre ferme et l'immensité mouvante du Saint-Laurent. Les maisons, modestes et droites, semblent veiller sur les sentiers qui longent la côte, rappelant les origines laborieuses de ceux qui ont choisi de bâtir leur existence sur ces promontoires tournés vers le large. L’air frais, pur et tranchant, souligne la solitude magnifique de ces paysages où le temps semble suspendu, loin de l’agitation des continents.
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Explore Bassin, 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: 47.222778, -61.937222. 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 Bassin includes the postal code (G4T), 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 Bassin 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) |