Explore L'Île-à-Quessy, 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-à-Quessy, 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-à-Quessy 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-à-Quessy.
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-à-Quessy |
| Type | Resort |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade; Les Chenaux |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.576944 |
| Longitude | -72.148056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EMQRR |
L'Île-à-Quessy is a resort in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade; Les Chenaux, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. L'Île-à-Quessy is located at 46.5769°N, 72.1481°W.
L'Île-à-Quessy rests as a quiet sentinel amidst the shifting currents of the Rivière Sainte-Anne. It lies 33.1 km west-south-west of Donnacona, QC (from Donnacona, QC: bearing 251°T), and is situated 13.8 km south-south-west of Saint-Marc-des-Carrières. The low-lying terrain of L'Île-à-Quessy captures the amber light of late afternoon, reflecting a stillness that settles over the marshy banks as the tide pulls against the Coteau Normandin. Here, the air holds the damp, metallic scent of the St. Lawrence, and the land itself seems to breathe with the rise and fall of the river. The soil is rich and dark, cradling the roots of grasses that bend under the weight of the wind, while the water moves with a persistent, liquid gravity that defines the edges of the island. Generations have looked to the Rivière Sainte-Anne to sustain the local economy, finding in its depths a seasonal bounty that dictates the pace of work and rest. The proximity to the Coteau Normandin provides a natural shelter, a feature that has long guarded the settlement against the harsher moods of the wider St. Lawrence. Life in this corner of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade honors a heritage of careful stewardship, where the inhabitants observe the changing sky and the swelling river as primary markers of the passing year. The work here remains tied to the water, a simple and demanding cycle that keeps the spirit of the place aligned with the natural flow of the surrounding landscape.
L'Île-à-Quessy se déploie avec une discrétion souveraine sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où les eaux larges et calmes semblent retenir leur souffle avant de poursuivre leur marche vers l'est. Non loin du Coteau Normandin, le terrain s'incline doucement vers la Rivière Sainte-Anne, dont le courant trace une frontière liquide et familière, presque intime, dans ce secteur des Chenaux. À l'heure où le soleil décline, une lumière ambrée se pose sur les terres basses, révélant la texture fine des sols qui ont nourri les ambitions des premières familles établies ici, bien avant que le progrès ne modifie les usages de la terre. La présence de L'Île-à-Quessy se devine par le bruissement des hautes herbes et le rythme immuable du fleuve qui façonne les berges. Les habitants entretiennent un rapport silencieux avec ce paysage, observant les marées et les passages des saisons sans chercher à dompter cette nature qui leur appartient autant qu'ils lui appartiennent. Chaque maison, tournée vers la Rivière Sainte-Anne ou le grand courant du Saint-Laurent, porte en elle la mémoire des anciennes concessions agricoles, transformant la simplicité du quotidien en une forme de sagesse héritée de ceux qui ont choisi de bâtir sur ces terres alluviales.
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Explore L'Île-à-Quessy, 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: 46.576944, -72.148056. 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-à-Quessy 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-à-Quessy 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) |