Explore Giffard, 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 Giffard, 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 Giffard 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 Giffard.
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 | Giffard |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Québec; Capitale-Nationale |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.85 |
| Longitude | -71.2 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G1A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EITOC |
Giffard is a administrative sector in Québec; Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Giffard is located at 46.8500°N, 71.2000°W.
Giffard holds a quiet presence where the land leans toward the wide, salt-scented expanse of the St. Lawrence. It lies 4.1 km north of Québec, QC (from Québec, QC: bearing 9°T), and is situated 10.7 km north-north-east of Lévis. The terrain here settles into the Le Cap, a shelf of earth that catches the morning light and holds it against the cooling shadows of the Rivière Beauport. In the amber glow of late afternoon, the air takes on a metallic chill, carrying the weight of the water as it moves steadily toward the sea. While the Réservoir des Marches Naturelles waits six kilometers away in a stillness of its own, Giffard remains defined by the persistent, rhythmic pull of the tides that shape its boundaries. The history of Giffard is rooted in the early movement of settlers who sought purchase along the river’s edge, transforming the shoreline into a space of enduring industry and domestic life. This legacy persists in the modest, sturdy architecture of the older streets, which stand as markers of a time when the local economy turned toward the river and the fertile soil of the coast. Though the distant roar of Chutes de la Chaudière, seventeen kilometers to the south, echoes in the imagination, the life of Giffard stays anchored to the immediate, practical demands of the present. Daily existence here flows with the steady, predictable motion of a place that understands its own geography, finding a sharp, clear beauty in the way the horizon line meets the dark, restless current of the St. Lawrence.
Giffard s'étire avec une patience séculaire le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le Cap impose sa présence minérale face à l'immensité des eaux mouvantes. Le terrain bascule doucement vers la Rivière Beauport, dont le cours sinueux sculpte le paysage quotidien des habitants, rappelant l'époque où les terres seigneuriales dictaient le rythme des récoltes et la vie des familles. À la tombée du jour, une lumière ambrée baigne les demeures, révélant la texture du sol et l'air chargé d'embruns qui circule entre les arbres, tandis que le souvenir de l'occupation agricole persiste dans la disposition des rues et le calme des quartiers résidentiels. La topographie impose une rigueur naturelle, orientant le regard vers les lointains où se devinent le Réservoir des Marches Naturelles, situé à six kilomètres, et plus loin encore, les Chutes de la Chaudière qui grondent à dix-sept kilomètres de distance. Giffard conserve cette dignité des lieux qui ont su marier leur héritage rural aux exigences d'un monde moderne, offrant à ses résidents un horizon dégagé où le ciel rencontre le fleuve dans une continuité apaisante. Chaque façade, chaque sentier longeant le rivage, raconte une histoire de labeur et d'adaptation, ancrant le visiteur dans une réalité géographique singulière, façonnée par l'eau et le relief escarpé du Cap.
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Explore Giffard, 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: 46.85, -71.2. 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 Giffard includes the postal code (G1A), 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 Giffard 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) |