Explore Bégin, 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 Bégin, 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 Bégin 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 Bégin.
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 | Bégin |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Bégin; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.675621 |
| Longitude | -71.359913 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G7P |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EIYJW |
Bégin is a municipality in Bégin; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Bégin is located at 48.6756°N, 71.3599°W.
Bégin settles into the landscape with a quiet tenacity, positioned near the Côte des Blanchet where the earth rises to meet the sky. It lies 25.7 km east-north-east of Alma, QC (from Alma, QC: bearing 57°T), and is situated 14.1 km north of Saint-Ambroise. The Rivière des Aulnaies carves a persistent path through the terrain, its waters holding the cold clarity of the north, while Lac des Chicots rests just a kilometer away, a still mirror reflecting the shifting moods of the clouds. In the late afternoon, the light here slants low and long, turning the surrounding slopes into deep amber and cooling the air with the scent of damp stone and pine. Bégin possesses a stillness that demands attention, a quality of light that seems to hold the day in place just a moment longer before the shadows claim the valley floor. Life in Bégin follows the demands of a geography that has long shaped the habits of those who dwell here. The local character is rooted in a history of enduring the elements, where the economy has historically leaned into the land and the surrounding woods. Daily routines move with the seasons, from the preparation for the heavy winters to the brief, vibrant growth of the growing cycle. There is a particular weight to the silence in Bégin, a lack of artifice that keeps the focus on the immediate surroundings, where the movement of the Rivière des Aulnaies provides a constant, low-frequency hum beneath the surface of everyday life. People here understand the land not as a static backdrop, but as a participant in their work, a partner in the ongoing persistence of the settlement.
Bégin s’étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les terres hautes du Saguenay, là où le sol semble conserver la mémoire des premiers défricheurs venus bâtir une existence entre la forêt dense et les eaux vives. À proximité de la Côte des Blanchet, le relief s’adoucit pour accueillir une vie rythmée par la rudesse climatique et la générosité des récoltes, tandis que la Rivière des Aulnaies serpente avec une constance paisible, sculptant le paysage de ses méandres argentés. Non loin, la surface miroitante du Lac des Chicots capte les lueurs rasantes du crépuscule, offrant un repos visuel aux habitants dont le quotidien demeure lié à l’exploitation des ressources et à la persévérance agricole. Dans cet espace, Bégin affirme une identité forgée par le travail manuel et le silence des grands espaces boréals. L’air y possède une clarté singulière, souvent chargée de l’odeur résineuse des conifères qui bordent les chemins, soulignant la rudesse élégante d’une géographie où chaque parcelle cultivée raconte une volonté de s’enraciner durablement. Ici, la lumière déclinante transforme les champs en étendues de velours sombre, invitant à une contemplation simple devant l’immensité immobile d’un territoire qui, loin des tumultes, demeure fidèle à sa propre nature.
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Explore Bégin, 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: 48.675621, -71.359913. 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 Bégin includes the postal code (G7P), 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 Bégin 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) |