Explore L'Anse-Saint-Jean, 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'Anse-Saint-Jean, 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'Anse-Saint-Jean 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'Anse-Saint-Jean.
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'Anse-Saint-Jean |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Anse-Saint-Jean; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.233649 |
| Longitude | -70.206277 |
| Population | 1,301 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G7B |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EKOLK |
L'Anse-Saint-Jean is a municipality in L'Anse-Saint-Jean; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. L'Anse-Saint-Jean is located at 48.2336°N, 70.2063°W.
L'Anse-Saint-Jean rests where the land tilts sharply toward the deep, shadowed waters of the St. Lawrence. It lies 18.2 km west-north-west of Secteur Arcand, QC (from Secteur Arcand, QC: bearing 301°T), and is situated 9.8 km west-north-west of Petit-Saguenay. The current of the Rivière Saint-Jean pulls cold air down from the Les Plateaux, carrying the scent of pine and wet stone through the valley. Only two kilometers away, the stillness of Lac Minette offers a quiet reprieve from the maritime weight of the main channel, while the rugged, protected expanses of Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay press against the edges of the village, guarding the horizon with high, jagged walls. At dusk, the light here does not simply fade; it thickens, turning the sky a bruised indigo that makes the white-painted houses stand out like salt crystals scattered upon the dark, uneven earth. History in L'Anse-Saint-Jean is found in the persistence of those who worked the timber and the soil long before the modern arrival of tourism. The local economy, once dictated by the seasonal movements of the forest and the pull of the tides, now leans into the quiet rhythms of craft and visitors drawn to the dramatic verticality of the landscape. Life moves with a deliberate, singular focus, as if the residents are constantly listening to the water’s edge or the shifting wind. There is a specific, quiet pride in the way the village maintains its character, seemingly indifferent to the rush of the outside world, holding its own against the vastness of the surrounding terrain.
L'Anse-Saint-Jean se déploie avec une grâce austère sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le relief des Plateaux impose sa stature imposante au regard. La Rivière Saint-Jean serpente entre les habitations, guidant le rythme des jours vers les eaux profondes, tandis que la lumière déclinante du soir enveloppe les façades d'une teinte cuivrée, presque irréelle. À peine à deux kilomètres, le Lac Minette repose dans un silence minéral, observant les boisés qui s'étendent avec une patience séculaire. L'Anse-Saint-Jean puise sa force dans cette géographie de contrastes, marquée par une histoire de labeur agricole et forestier qui se devine encore dans la droiture des structures anciennes. À huit kilomètres, le Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay protège les escarpements grandioses qui surplombent ce corridor naturel, offrant une perspective sauvage sur l'immensité du territoire. Ici, l'air porte une fraîcheur vive, chargée du sel lointain et de la sève des pins, rappelant aux passants que le paysage dicte ses propres lois depuis des générations. Chaque souffle de vent sur la Rivière Saint-Jean murmure le passage des hommes qui, par leur persévérance, ont su dompter ces terres rudes pour en faire un foyer durable, tourné vers la quiétude des plateaux et la majesté constante du grand fleuve.
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Explore L'Anse-Saint-Jean, 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: 48.233649, -70.206277. 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'Anse-Saint-Jean includes the postal code (G7B), 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'Anse-Saint-Jean 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) |