Explore L'Île-Saint-Éloi, 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'Île-Saint-Éloi, 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'Île-Saint-Éloi 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'Île-Saint-Éloi.
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'Île-Saint-Éloi |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Batiscan; Les Chenaux |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.470278 |
| Longitude | -72.260278 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EMQGZ |
L'Île-Saint-Éloi is a locality in Batiscan; Les Chenaux, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. L'Île-Saint-Éloi is located at 46.4703°N, 72.2603°W.
L'Île-Saint-Éloi rests as a quiet presence upon the St. Lawrence, defined by the low, silt-rich reaches of the Coteau Normandin. It lies 25.9 km east-north-east of Trois-Rivières, QC (from Trois-Rivières, QC: bearing 57°T), and is situated 13.7 km south-west of Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent. The Rivière Champlain curls past the island’s edge, its currents carrying the cool, persistent scent of damp earth and moving water that defines the local atmosphere. Here, the light of late afternoon softens the sharp edges of the shoreline, turning the water into a sheet of hammered silver that reflects the shifting clouds above the riverbanks. Even the air feels heavier and more deliberate, clinging to the reeds and the dark, alluvial soil that has sustained the island's landscape for generations. The history of L'Île-Saint-Éloi aligns with the traditional patterns of settlement along the waterways of Batiscan, where the land and the river have long dictated the movement of goods and people. Local industry has historically looked to the surrounding bounty, maintaining a connection to the river that persists even as modern life presses in from the mainland. While the roar of the Chutes de la Cheminée lies some distance away, the quietude of this island remains its most distinct feature, a stark contrast to the more turbulent stretches of the region. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal rise and fall of the river, a practice that keeps the inhabitants attentive to the subtle shifts in the tide and the changing temper of the seasons.
L'Île-Saint-Éloi émerge avec une présence austère des eaux vastes et mouvantes du Saint-Laurent, où la lumière déclinante du soir teinte le ciel de nuances de plomb et d'ocre. Le relief du Coteau Normandin impose une verticalité paisible sur ce territoire bordé par les méandres de la Rivière Champlain, dont le courant lent dicte depuis longtemps le rythme des travaux agricoles et la patience des hommes. Ici, la terre se déploie dans une nudité franche, marquée par la rigueur des hivers qui façonnent la ténacité des habitants de L'Île-Saint-Éloi, héritiers d'un labeur silencieux tourné vers les récoltes et le bois. À quatorze kilomètres de distance, le grondement sourd des Chutes de la Cheminée rappelle la force vive de cette nature environnante qui ne se laisse jamais dompter totalement. Les demeures, dispersées sur ces terres basses, semblent guetter le passage des saisons avec une résilience héritée des fondateurs, ceux qui, par leur obstination à défricher, ont su lire dans ce paysage une promesse de permanence. Le vent, chargé d'humidité et de sel, balaye les rivages en balançant les herbes hautes, soulignant la solitude apaisante de ces espaces qui conservent jalousement les mémoires des générations passées.
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Explore L'Île-Saint-Éloi, 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: 46.470278, -72.260278. 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'Île-Saint-Éloi includes the postal code (G8V), 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'Île-Saint-Éloi 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) |