Explore Cherbourg-Centre, 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 Cherbourg-Centre, 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 Cherbourg-Centre 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 Cherbourg-Centre.
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 | Cherbourg-Centre |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Les Méchins; La Matanie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.918056 |
| Longitude | -67.065833 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4W |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EFWUW |
Cherbourg-Centre is a hamlet in Les Méchins; La Matanie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Cherbourg-Centre is located at 48.9181°N, 67.0658°W.
Cherbourg-Centre resides as a quiet sentinel overlooking the vast expanse of the St. Lawrence, where the northern horizon bends toward the sea. It lies 34.0 km south-west of Cap-Chat, QC (from Cap-Chat, QC: bearing 234°T), and is situated 8.2 km east-south-east of Grosses-Roches. The terrain climbs steadily from the water, marked by the persistent, cold-fed currents of the Petite rivière Matane that slice through the earth toward the coast. Near the Côte à Bouleaux, the light at dusk takes on a thin, silver quality, casting long shadows that sharpen the edges of the fields and define the rugged character of this northern reach. A short distance inland, the still, dark waters of Lac Carrot mirror the sky, offering a stark contrast to the moving tides below. The air here holds the salt of the estuary, carrying a crispness that lingers even through the height of summer, grounding Cherbourg-Centre in a landscape of constant, elemental motion. Life in Les Méchins and the broader La Matanie region finds its foundation in the resilience of those who labor near the water and the timbered slopes. Cherbourg-Centre reflects a history defined by the steady work of the forestry and agricultural sectors, where the daily routines of the inhabitants mirror the cycles of the seasons. The architecture remains modest, built to withstand the weight of winter snows and the biting winds that sweep off the St. Lawrence. While industrial changes have shifted the focus of local enterprise, the people maintain a connection to the land that is as deep as the roots of the spruce forests surrounding them. Throughout the day, the quietude of the surroundings is interrupted only by the seasonal movement of regional traffic and the subtle, persistent rush of the Petite rivière Matane finding its way to the gulf.
Cherbourg-Centre s’étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où l’air marin se charge de l’âpreté des terres hautes et du souffle salin venu du large. Ce territoire de Les Méchins, dans la Matanie, offre un relief qui s'incline doucement vers les eaux vastes, tandis que le cours de la Petite rivière Matane trace un sillon discret à travers le paysage, murmurant entre les terres agricoles et les boisés. À proximité de Côte à Bouleaux, la lumière du couchant nimbe les champs d’une clarté fragile, révélant la persistance d’une vie tournée vers le travail du sol et les horizons maritimes. Non loin de ces plaines habitées, le Lac Carrot repose dans un silence immuable, miroir sombre niché à peine à un kilomètre des premières maisons. Cherbourg-Centre puise sa force dans cette géographie austère et magnifique, façonnée par les vents qui balaient la côte et par le rythme lent des marées. Ici, la rudesse du climat ne fait qu’accentuer la noblesse des espaces ouverts, invitant le regard à se perdre entre le bleu profond du fleuve et le vert sombre des contreforts qui ceignent le quotidien de ceux qui habitent ce coin de pays.
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Explore Cherbourg-Centre, 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: 48.918056, -67.065833. 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 Cherbourg-Centre includes the postal code (G4W), 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 Cherbourg-Centre 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) |