Explore Île-des-Sœurs, 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 Île-des-Sœurs, 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 Île-des-Sœurs 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 Île-des-Sœurs.
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 | Île-des-Sœurs |
| Type | REM Station |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Montréal; Montréal |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.470371 |
| Longitude | -73.538858 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | H3E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | ESXTX |
Île-des-Sœurs is a rem station in Montréal; Montréal, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Île-des-Sœurs is located at 45.4704°N, 73.5389°W.
Île-des-Sœurs rests as a quiet, elongated presence upon the St. Lawrence, defined by the steady, cold pulse of the river that shapes its edges. It lies 4.4 km south-south-east of Montréal, QC (from Montréal, QC: bearing 164°T), and is situated 9.7 km west-south-west of Longueuil. The land here holds a particular stillness, where the low light of dusk catches the surface of the water and turns the reeds near the Les Écores into silhouettes of ink. While the Rivière Saint-Jacques flows some distance away and the Lac de l'Île Notre-Dame sits further still, the immediate horizon of Île-des-Sœurs is dominated by the expansive, shifting currents of the main channel. The air carries a salt-less brine of damp earth and moving water, grounding the island in a geography that feels both contained and vast. Historically, the land of Île-des-Sœurs evolved from a quiet agricultural outpost into a modern residential hub, shifting its economic focus from the harvest of fields to the movement of people and commerce. The early tenure of the religious orders who once tended this soil has long since given way to high-density living and corporate presence, yet the island retains a sense of transition. Industry here is no longer defined by the plow but by the architectural ambition of its skyline and the constant passage of traffic across its bridges. Despite the growth of office towers and the hum of modern enterprise, the island maintains a singular, sheltered character that distinguishes it from the dense urban sprawl of the mainland. The cultural life of Île-des-Sœurs moves with a deliberate, private grace, often felt in the quiet focus of those who walk its pathways as the wind rises off the St. Lawrence. Residents often find their way toward the Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville when seeking a deeper connection to the wilder stretches of the landscape. Landmarks of modern design, such as the historic gas station converted into a cultural centre, ground the island in a unique aesthetic that values form as much as function. Famous figures, including the renowned author Gabrielle Roy, once found inspiration in the quietude offered by this specific vantage point, leaving behind a legacy that lingers in the thoughtful, observant pace of life that defines Île-des-Sœurs today.
Île-des-Sœurs s'étire avec une grâce tranquille sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le courant semble retenir son souffle pour mieux caresser les berges. Autrefois terres agricoles vouées à la culture des religieuses, ce territoire a muté sous la lumière changeante du crépuscule, ses architectures modernes se dressant désormais face aux Écores comme des sentinelles de verre. La Rivière Saint-Jacques, située à environ six kilomètres, apporte une ponctuation liquide aux terres environnantes, tandis que le Lac de l'Île Notre-Dame, à quatre kilomètres, semble murmurer une présence paisible derrière le tumulte urbain qui s'éloigne. Plus loin, à dix-sept kilomètres, le Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville déploie une étendue sauvage qui contraste avec la rigueur structurée des habitations insulaires. L'air y possède cette texture humide et vivante, propre aux îles cernées par les eaux, où le passage des navires sur le fleuve rythme les heures quotidiennes. En arpentant ses chemins, une sensation de calme s'installe, née de ce dialogue entre le béton élégant et le mouvement perpétuel du Saint-Laurent. Île-des-Sœurs conserve, dans la clarté crue de ses matins ou la douceur de ses soirs, une identité singulière, suspendue entre l'héritage de ses premiers propriétaires et l'élan d'une vie insulaire tournée vers l'horizon.
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Explore Île-des-Sœurs, 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: 45.470371, -73.538858. 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 Île-des-Sœurs includes the postal code (H3E), 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 Île-des-Sœurs 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) |