Explore Jacques-Cartier, 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.
Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Jacques-Cartier, 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 Jacques-Cartier 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 Jacques-Cartier.
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 | Jacques-Cartier |
| Type | Village |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Cap-Santé; Portneuf |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.672222 |
| Longitude | -71.758611 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J4H |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGTDQ |
Jacques-Cartier is a village in Cap-Santé; Portneuf, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Jacques-Cartier is located at 46.6722°N, 71.7586°W.
Jacques-Cartier rests along the broad, cooling expanse of the St. Lawrence, where the land yields to the steady, persistent pull of the tide. It lies 1.6 km west of Donnacona, QC (from Donnacona, QC: bearing 268°T), and is situated 10.6 km south-south-west of Pont-Rouge. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity, especially as the late sun casts long, amber shadows across the Coteau à Jess, highlighting the subtle ridges that define the local horizon. Nearby, the Rivière Jacques-Cartier channels the inland runoff toward the wider basin, its movement providing a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the sensory experience of the terrain. While the dense, quiet woods remain tucked away from the immediate shore, the presence of Lac Henri, situated eleven kilometers inland, suggests the hidden, freshwater depth that defines the broader regional geology. Life in Jacques-Cartier moves with the deliberate intent of a place shaped by the seasonal shifts of the river and the demands of the surrounding soil. Historical patterns of settlement here reflect a deep reliance on the waterway for transit and sustenance, an orientation that persists in the way the buildings face the water, as if waiting for the next shift in the current. The local economy draws from the productivity of the land and the quiet industry of those who manage the transition between the agricultural fields and the riverbank. On quiet evenings, the light catches the silt-heavy water of the St. Lawrence, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered silver that marks the end of another day in a long, continuous cycle of rural existence.
Jacques-Cartier s'étire avec une patience minérale sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le fleuve impose sa cadence puissante et ses reflets d'argent liquide. À proximité de Coteau à Jess, le regard suit les courbes douces du terrain, une terre fertile qui a nourri les mémoires et les gestes des hommes bien avant que le béton ne vienne ponctuer l'horizon. La Rivière Jacques-Cartier, fidèle à sa course, apporte une fraîcheur vive qui imprègne les jardins et les vergers, tandis que le vent du nord semble porter, dans son souffle, le souvenir lointain des premières explorations. À onze kilomètres de là, le Lac Henri demeure un miroir paisible, presque secret, où la lumière de fin de journée s'attarde avec une langueur infinie, dorant les herbes hautes et les façades de bois. Jacques-Cartier vit au rythme de ces eaux, entre le labeur des champs qui persistent dans les méandres du paysage et la contemplation silencieuse de l'immensité fluviale. Chaque soir, l'air s'alourdit d'une humidité douce, soulignant la texture rugueuse des troncs et la silhouette des demeures qui veillent sur le rivage, offrant à ceux qui l'habitent une existence simple, liée à la terre brune et au mouvement incessant du courant.
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Explore Jacques-Cartier, 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: 46.672222, -71.758611. 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 Jacques-Cartier includes the postal code (J4H), 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 Jacques-Cartier 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) |