Explore Désert-Brûlé, 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.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Désert-Brûlé, 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.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Désert-Brûlé 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 Désert-Brûlé.
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.
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| Place | Désert-Brûlé |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Île-d'Anticosti; Minganie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.502778 |
| Longitude | -63.005556 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EPSLI |
Désert-Brûlé is a locality in L'Île-d'Anticosti; Minganie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Désert-Brûlé is located at 49.5028°N, 63.0056°W.
Désert-Brûlé occupies a secluded stretch of land defined by the persistent, cold pulse of the Rivière Jupiter as it carves through the rugged terrain of L'Île-d'Anticosti. It lies 92.8 km south-south-east of Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC (from Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC: bearing 153°T), and is situated 55.7 km south-east of Tour-de-la-Rivière-à-l'Huile. The landscape possesses a stark, singular clarity, where the light at dusk flattens against the limestone outcrops and draws the shadows long and thin across the scrub. Lac Louise sits quietly just 2 km away, acting as a mirror for the low-hanging clouds that frequently drift in from the gulf. Within this environment, the wilderness is not merely a backdrop but a dominant force, as the proximity of Parc national d'Anticosti, located only 12 km distant, ensures that the movement of deer and the rustle of the thickets remain the primary sounds of the day. The history of Désert-Brûlé reflects the broader struggle to carve a living from the island’s demanding geography, where the economy has long leaned on the seasonal ebbs and flows of the outdoors. Resourcefulness is the currency here, practiced by those who navigate the riverbanks and manage the quiet, solitary labor required to maintain a presence in such a remote corner of Minganie. The atmosphere remains defined by the scent of balsam fir and the damp, metallic tang of the water, a sensory persistence that lingers long after the sun has retreated behind the trees. For those familiar with the terrain, the identity of Désert-Brûlé is found in the stillness of the woods and the uncompromising, rhythmic rush of the Rivière Jupiter, which continues to shape the character of the land without pause.
Désert-Brûlé s’étire avec une sobriété minérale sur les rives de la Rivière Jupiter, là où le courant semble retenir son souffle avant de poursuivre sa course vers l’immensité marine. Sous la lumière oblique du crépuscule, le sol dénudé semble absorber la clarté déclinante, offrant une texture austère qui rappelle les anciennes rudesses de la terre insulaire. À deux kilomètres de là, les eaux immobiles du Lac Louise conservent une opacité presque mystérieuse, tandis que les vastes étendues du Parc national d'Anticosti, distantes d'une douzaine de kilomètres, imposent une présence sauvage et silencieuse sur l’horizon. L’air, chargé d’une humidité saline et du parfum des conifères, enveloppe les rares structures de Désert-Brûlé dans une solitude choisie, loin des agitations du continent. La vie ici se règle sur les pulsations du vent et le niveau des eaux, une existence dépouillée de tout artifice où chaque geste quotidien se plie à la rigueur d’un climat exigeant. Le silence domine, rompu seulement par le murmure constant de la Rivière Jupiter, gardienne de cette terre où le temps semble suspendu dans une attente perpétuelle, loin des routes tracées et du tumulte des hommes, dans cette solitude insulaire qui définit l’âme même du lieu.
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Explore Désert-Brûlé, 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: 49.502778, -63.005556. 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 Désert-Brûlé includes the postal code (G4X), 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 Désert-Brûlé 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) |