Explore L'Anse-des-Mères, 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-des-Mères, 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-des-Mères 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-des-Mères.
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-des-Mères |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Québec; Capitale-Nationale |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.799167 |
| Longitude | -71.2125 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G1R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ENZDP |
L'Anse-des-Mères is a locality in Québec; Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. L'Anse-des-Mères is located at 46.7992°N, 71.2125°W.
L'Anse-des-Mères rests along the St. Lawrence, cradled by the abrupt rise of the Coteau Sainte-Geneviève. It lies 1.7 km south-south-west of Québec, QC (from Québec, QC: bearing 192°T), and is situated 5.0 km north-north-east of Lévis. The terrain here holds a particular weight, where the land meets the water in a series of sharp, limestone-grey embankments that catch the low, bruising light of late afternoon. Near the mouth of the Rivière Saint-Charles, the air carries a sharp, metallic tang, a reminder of the proximity to the surging tides. While Lac Bargoné sits quiet and hidden about 6 km away, the rush of the Chutes de la Chaudière, located 11 km distant, occasionally hums in the memory of the wind, a distant pulse beneath the quietude of the immediate shore. The history of L'Anse-des-Mères is marked by the relentless movement of the St. Lawrence, which has long dictated the flow of trade and the survival of those dwelling on its banks. Early industry utilized the waterways for timber and transport, leaving behind a hard-won resilience that defines the current character of the district. Today, the pace of life follows the tide, as the inhabitants navigate the steep slopes and the narrow corridors of the Coteau Sainte-Geneviève with a practiced, steady gait. Life here persists in the shadow of the great cliffs, a quiet endurance that values the stark beauty of the river’s edge and the enduring, grey persistence of the stone.
L'Anse-des-Mères s'étire avec une humilité mélancolique sous le surplomb escarpé du Coteau Sainte-Geneviève, là où les brumes matinales s'attardent sur les rives du Saint-Laurent. Ce secteur, chargé d'une mémoire ouvrière et maritime, observe le lent défilé des marées qui façonnent la texture même de son rivage. À proximité, le cours de la Rivière Saint-Charles dépose ses sédiments dans une quiétude propice à la rêverie, tandis que le souvenir du Lac Bargoné, situé à quelques lieues, semble imprégner l'air d'une fraîcheur boisée. Les silhouettes des structures industrielles anciennes se découpent contre le ciel, rappelant une époque où le travail des hommes épousait le rythme des courants. Parfois, le fracas lointain des Chutes de la Chaudière parvient à se frayer un chemin jusqu'aux fenêtres closes, ponctuant le silence de la Capitale-Nationale. L'Anse-des-Mères demeure un espace de transition, un repli géographique où la terre, pressée par la verticalité du coteau, renonce à s'étendre pour mieux contempler le fleuve. La lumière du crépuscule y dépose des reflets d'argent sur les galets, transformant chaque soir ce rivage en un refuge solitaire où le temps semble suspendre son vol, loin des tumultes urbains qui s'agitent sur les hauteurs.
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Explore L'Anse-des-Mères, 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: 46.799167, -71.2125. 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-des-Mères includes the postal code (G1R), 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-des-Mères 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) |