Explore L'Ascension-de-Patapédia, 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'Ascension-de-Patapédia, 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'Ascension-de-Patapédia 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'Ascension-de-Patapédia.
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'Ascension-de-Patapédia |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Ascension-de-Patapédia; Avignon |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.932613 |
| Longitude | -67.250041 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGYAM |
L'Ascension-de-Patapédia is a municipality in L'Ascension-de-Patapédia; Avignon, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. L'Ascension-de-Patapédia is located at 47.9326°N, 67.2500°W.
L'Ascension-de-Patapédia rests within the deep, verdant folds of the Avignon landscape, where the land rises and falls with a quiet, heavy permanence. It lies 42.8 km west of Campbellton, QC (from Campbellton, QC: bearing 260°T), and is situated 15.4 km west-south-west of Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia. The Restigouche River defines the southern edge of the terrain, its current providing a constant, low-frequency pulse that informs the stillness of the surrounding woods. Not far from the main settlement, the waters of Lac du Pin Rouge offer a reflective contrast to the moving river, catching the silver light of dawn before it reaches the valley floor. The air here holds a crisp, bracing quality, carrying the scent of damp earth and coniferous needles that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the ridgeline. In the evening, a particular clarity settles over the valley, sharpening the edges of the trees until they appear as silhouettes against a sky bruised with violet and grey. Life in L'Ascension-de-Patapédia is shaped by the practical demands of the forest and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. The local economy has long looked toward the timber that blankets the hillsides, a tradition of forestry that dictates the steady, methodical pace of the work week. Small homesteads and clearings mark the development of the region, reflecting a history rooted in the grit of those who first cleared paths through the dense, unforgiving brush. Even now, the sound of a distant engine or the rhythmic fall of a hammer carries across the clearings, emphasizing the isolation and the self-reliance required to thrive in such a secluded pocket of the province. L'Ascension-de-Patapédia maintains a character of quiet endurance, where the winters demand respect and the short, intense summers are met with a focused, industrious energy.
L'Ascension-de-Patapédia déploie ses habitations sur les hauteurs qui dominent les eaux sombres et nerveuses de la rivière Restigouche, offrant aux regards une perspective où le bois et la terre semblent s'unir pour défier les rigueurs du relief avoisinant. Dans cette contrée où le travail forestier a longtemps rythmé le quotidien des familles, l'air porte une fraîcheur singulière, chargée des effluves de conifères qui descendent des plateaux voisins. À quelques kilomètres de là, le Lac du Pin Rouge repose dans un silence minéral, miroir immobile cerné par une végétation dense qui capte les dernières lueurs du jour dans un dégradé d'ambre et de pourpre. Le quotidien à L'Ascension-de-Patapédia se mesure à la lenteur des travaux agricoles et à la persévérance de ceux qui habitent ce terrain accidenté, façonnant une identité façonnée par la proximité immédiate de la rivière Restigouche. Les habitants observent le passage des heures sous un ciel immense qui semble s'abaisser sur les collines, tandis que le vent agite les hautes herbes et rappelle la rudesse originelle de ce coin de pays. Ici, chaque saison impose ses exigences, transformant les paysages en une étendue où la solitude devient une compagne familière, propice à la contemplation des horizons qui s'étendent au-delà du Lac du Pin Rouge.
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Explore L'Ascension-de-Patapédia, 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: 47.932613, -67.250041. 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'Ascension-de-Patapédia includes the postal code (G5J), 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'Ascension-de-Patapédia 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) |