Explore Franquelin, 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 Franquelin, 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 Franquelin 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 Franquelin.
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 | Franquelin |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Franquelin; Manicouagan |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.293444 |
| Longitude | -67.891719 |
| Population | 285 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G0H |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EJJIO |
Franquelin is a municipality in Franquelin; Manicouagan, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Franquelin is located at 49.2934°N, 67.8917°W.
Franquelin unfolds along the northern reaches of the St. Lawrence, where the vast, cold blue of the river meets the quiet expanse of the Plaine de la Tour. It lies 20.4 km east-north-east of Baie-Comeau, QC (from Baie-Comeau, QC: bearing 67°T), and is situated 21.3 km west of Godbout. The Rivière Franquelin carves a steady path through the terrain, its currents carrying the crisp, sharp scent of balsam and salt spray toward the estuary. Nearby, the stillness of Lac Morris offers a mirror to the sky, while the distant, insistent roar of Chutes à Thompson marks the rugged pulse of the surrounding woods. At dusk, the light here turns a pale, bruised violet, catching the jagged edges of the shoreline and grounding the horizon in a profound, heavy silence that settles over the land like cooling iron. The history of Franquelin lingers in the quiet persistence of its inhabitants, who have long looked to the timber and the tides to define their endurance. Once a site of active logging, the local economy retains a deep respect for the forest, where the work of the day follows the turning of the seasons and the shifting moods of the water. Life in Franquelin moves with the integrity of those who understand the weight of the north, finding contentment in the solitude of the woods or the rhythmic motion of the tides against the rocky banks. Every house and path reflects a singular focus, a way of living that honors the physical demands of the landscape while maintaining a watchful eye on the vast, shifting surface of the St. Lawrence.
Franquelin s'étire avec une humble dignité sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle salin rencontre la rigueur de la Plaine de la Tour. Le paysage, façonné par les eaux vives de la Rivière Franquelin, semble suspendu dans une clarté boréale qui transforme chaque crépuscule en une méditation silencieuse. À peine plus loin, à une faible distance, le Lac Morris offre un miroir immobile aux arbres, tandis que le murmure lointain des Chutes à Thompson ponctue le calme minéral du territoire. L'existence à Franquelin se rythme par cette proximité constante avec les éléments, héritage d'une industrie forestière qui a longtemps dicté le pas des jours, transformant le bois en un destin partagé. Les demeures y sont posées avec une simplicité presque liturgique, tournées vers l'immensité du fleuve, comme si chaque habitant guettait encore le passage des navires dans le ressac des marées. La terre, rude et généreuse, conserve la mémoire des labeurs passés, tandis que l'air vif, chargé d'iode et de résine, éveille les sens par sa fraîcheur pure. Entre la puissance des courants et la solitude apaisée des forêts environnantes, le quotidien se déploie sans artifice, fidèle à une géographie qui exige autant de respect que de contemplation.
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Explore Franquelin, 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: 49.293444, -67.891719. 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 Franquelin includes the postal code (G0H), 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 Franquelin 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) |