Explore Cherbourg-Ouest, 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-Ouest, 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-Ouest 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-Ouest.
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-Ouest |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg; La Matanie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.844167 |
| Longitude | -67.158333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4W |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EFWUX |
Cherbourg-Ouest is a hamlet in Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg; La Matanie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Cherbourg-Ouest is located at 48.8442°N, 67.1583°W.
Cherbourg-Ouest sits nestled within the rugged, quiet fold of Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg, where the land rises into the distinct elevation of the Côte à Marguerite. It lies 27.2 km east of Matane, QC (from Matane, QC: bearing 90°T), and is situated 10.7 km south of Grosses-Roches. The Petite rivière Matane carves a persistent path through the terrain, its waters reflecting a sky that often turns the color of bruised plums as the sun retreats behind the uneven tree line. Here, the air holds a sharpened edge, carrying the scent of damp earth and cooling stone, grounding the high, wide horizon in a sensory clarity that feels both vast and intimate. Beyond the immediate banks of the river, the landscape stretches toward the silent, forested interior where Lac Bouchard waits, tucked six kilometers away in the stillness of the deep woods. The history of Cherbourg-Ouest lingers in the sturdy, functional architecture of its homesteads and the enduring labor of those who have worked this soil for generations. Economic life here remains tied to the cycles of the land, drawing sustenance from the timber and agricultural potential that defines the Matanie region. Daily life in Cherbourg-Ouest moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values the turning of seasons over the rush of the modern world, where the primary soundtrack is the low rush of the Petite rivière Matane. Residents maintain a quiet connection to their surroundings, finding a particular beauty in the way the frost clings to the meadows near the Côte à Marguerite, marking the transition from the frantic growth of summer to the long, contemplative hush of winter.
Cherbourg-Ouest déploie ses terres agricoles sous un ciel immense, là où les brises chargées d'embruns remontent les pentes douces de La Matanie pour caresser les champs en friche. La lumière déclinante y accroche des reflets dorés sur les méandres de la Petite rivière Matane, dont le murmure constant accompagne le labeur silencieux des habitants. À proximité de la Côte à Marguerite, le relief s'incline avec une patience minérale, rappelant la ténacité de ceux qui ont défriché ces sols ingrats pour y bâtir un foyer solide. Vers le sud, le silence se fait plus dense à mesure que l’on s'approche du Lac Bouchard, étendue d'eau sombre où le temps semble suspendre son vol. Cherbourg-Ouest conserve dans ses rangs une mémoire faite de bois et de terre, une identité forgée par le rythme des récoltes et la rigueur d'un climat qui exige une présence entière à chaque instant. Ici, les maisons tournées vers l'horizon contemplent le passage des jours avec une humilité qui n'appartient qu'aux paysages de haute latitude. La rudesse du terrain se marie à une quiétude profonde, offrant aux rares voyageurs le spectacle d'une terre qui ne demande rien d'autre que le respect de ses silences et la persévérance de ses bâtisseurs.
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Explore Cherbourg-Ouest, 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: 48.844167, -67.158333. 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-Ouest 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-Ouest 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) |