Explore L'Écluse, 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'Écluse, 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'Écluse 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'Écluse.
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'Écluse |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Anse-Saint-Jean; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.238374 |
| Longitude | -70.211672 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EPSCO |
L'Écluse is a locality in L'Anse-Saint-Jean; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. L'Écluse is located at 48.2384°N, 70.2117°W.
L'Écluse rests within the rugged folds of Les Plateaux, where the land rises sharply above the St. Lawrence to catch the first, cool light of morning. It lies 18.8 km west-north-west of Secteur Arcand, QC (from Secteur Arcand, QC: bearing 301°T), and is situated 0.7 km north-west of L'Anse-Saint-Jean. The Rivière Saint-Jean carves a persistent path through this terrain, its waters mirroring the shifting moods of the sky as they move toward the deep basin of the fjord. Seven kilometers distant, the protected reaches of Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay offer a vast, quiet expanse of granite and spruce, while the smaller, hidden presence of Lac à Bedaine sits nestled in the higher ground just three kilometers away. When the wind moves off the water, it carries a sharp, metallic clarity that defines the atmosphere of the valley, settling over the hillsides like a long-held breath. Life in L'Écluse maintains a measured pace, deeply informed by the historical reliance on the surrounding woods and the pull of the water. The local economy has shifted from the early demands of timber and maritime trade toward a quieter stewardship of the landscape, where the traditions of the region are kept by those who know how to read the turning seasons. Winter brings a profound stillness to the valley, thickening the air with frost and turning the Rivière Saint-Jean into a vein of silent ice. Residents go about their days with a steady, pragmatic grace, acknowledging the weight of the cliffs and the vast, dark water that defines the horizon. Whether tending to the land or looking toward the fjord, L'Écluse reflects a quiet resilience, anchored by the enduring physical reality of the earth itself.
L'Écluse se déploie avec une sérénité austère sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le relief des Plateaux se fracture pour épouser le cours de la Rivière Saint-Jean. Dans cette lumière déclinante qui étire les ombres sur le granit des berges, l'air devient une étoffe froide, imprégnée de l'humidité du grand fleuve et du souffle des hauteurs voisines. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac à Bedaine semble retenir le silence des forêts, tandis que le Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay impose sa présence monumentale, façonnant l'horizon d'une rigueur géologique qui défie l'éphémère. L'Écluse observe ce mouvement immobile des marées et des vents, portant en elle la mémoire des premières occupations qui tiraient leur subsistance de la terre rude et de l'eau vive. Ici, la vie s'ajuste au rythme des éléments, sans artifice, dans une économie de gestes héritée des anciens qui savaient lire les caprices du courant. Le paysage, brut et dépouillé, ne demande aucune concession ; il se donne tel quel, entre la masse sombre des escarpements et la clarté changeante du Saint-Laurent, offrant à ceux qui l'habitent une existence simple, où chaque jour reprend sa place dans la continuité inaltérable de ce territoire sauvage.
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Explore L'Écluse, 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: 48.238374, -70.211672. 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'Écluse 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'Écluse 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) |