Explore L'Ancien-Quai, 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 L'Ancien-Quai, 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 L'Ancien-Quai 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 L'Ancien-Quai.
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 | L'Ancien-Quai |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.239444 |
| Longitude | -61.836111 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQBMN |
L'Ancien-Quai is a locality in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. L'Ancien-Quai is located at 47.2394°N, 61.8361°W.
L'Ancien-Quai rests along the shifting edges of the St. Lawrence, defined by the salt-heavy air and the stark, open horizons of the Les Demoiselles. It lies 15.3 km south of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC (from Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC: bearing 170°T), and is situated 16.0 km south of Cap-aux-Meules. The land here possesses a raw, unadorned quality, where the wind carries the persistent brine of the sea across low-lying terrain. At dusk, the light stretches thin and pale over the water, turning the surrounding landscape into a muted study of grey and indigo. Four kilometers away, the stillness of Le Bassin provides a quiet counterpoint to the restless movement of the tides, anchoring the view in a deep, sheltered basin. The history of L'Ancien-Quai remains visible in the endurance of those who harvest the cold waters, maintaining a local economy that relies heavily on the cycles of the sea. Life here follows the demands of the weather and the seasonal migration of the catch, ensuring that the work of the day is always dictated by the temperament of the St. Lawrence. Traditional methods of navigation and small-scale maritime industry persist as the primary pursuit, grounding the identity of the inhabitants in the practical realities of island life. Even as the seasons turn, the people keep a watchful eye on the horizon, finding a sense of constancy in the familiar, rhythmic labor that defines their presence on this exposed shore.
L'Ancien-Quai se déploie sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le vent salin sculpte les paysages de Les Demoiselles avec une persévérance silencieuse. La lumière, d'une clarté presque liquide, baigne les structures de bois qui ont survécu aux assauts des marées, rappelant une époque où le labeur des pêcheurs dictait le rythme des journées. À environ quatre kilomètres, les eaux du Bassin s'étendent avec une immobilité trompeuse, offrant une respiration calme à ce relief façonné par les éléments. Ici, chaque pierre et chaque courbe de terrain racontent une appartenance profonde à l'archipel, une fidélité aux traditions acadiennes qui persistent dans le mouvement des filets et le retour des embarcations. L'Ancien-Quai demeure un repère essentiel, une présence solide face à l'immensité maritime, où le sel pénètre les poutres et la mémoire des familles. Les habitants habitent ce lieu avec une sobriété élégante, conscients que leur existence dépend de ce dialogue permanent avec le rivage. Dans cet environnement dépouillé de tout artifice, le regard porte loin sur l'horizon, saisissant la beauté brute d'un monde qui ne cherche pas à plaire, mais qui existe dans une vérité pure, offerte à ceux qui savent observer la danse des marées contre les rochers.
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Explore L'Ancien-Quai, 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: 47.239444, -61.836111. 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 L'Ancien-Quai includes the postal code (G4T), 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 L'Ancien-Quai 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) |