Explore L'Île-aux-Fantômes, 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-aux-Fantômes, 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-aux-Fantômes 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-aux-Fantômes.
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-aux-Fantômes |
| Type | Resort |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel; Pierre-De Saurel |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.076111 |
| Longitude | -72.975556 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J3P |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EPHWM |
L'Île-aux-Fantômes is a resort in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel; Pierre-De Saurel, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. L'Île-aux-Fantômes is located at 46.0761°N, 72.9756°W.
L'Île-aux-Fantômes rests as a quiet sentinel amidst the shifting currents of the St. Lawrence, a low-lying reach of land that seems to hold its breath against the push of the tide. It lies 11.2 km east-north-east of Sorel-Tracy, QC (from Sorel-Tracy, QC: bearing 71°T), and is situated 15.5 km east of Berthierville. The terrain here gathers near the Coteau de la Terre de la Fabrique, where the soil retains a damp, heavy richness that clings to the boots of anyone venturing near the banks of the Rivière Pot au Beurre. At dusk, the light here does not merely fade; it pools in the hollows of the reeds, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter that reflects the solitude of the marsh. Within this expanse of Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, the land resists the frantic pace of the modern world, preferring the slow, deliberate movement of the currents that shape its margins. History in this corner of Pierre-De Saurel is measured not in monuments, but in the persistent memory of the water and the seasonal cycles of the river-men who have long worked these channels. L'Île-aux-Fantômes occupies a space where the local economy has historically leaned into the rhythms of the wetlands, relying on the bounty of the river and the resilience of those who know how to navigate its hidden turns. The atmosphere is defined by a sense of isolation that feels intentional, a deliberate withdrawal from the noise of the mainland. Here, the air carries a sharp, clean scent of silt and cold water, suggesting a life lived in constant, quiet negotiation with the elements that define the character of the shore.
L'Île-aux-Fantômes se dresse dans une solitude liquide, là où les eaux du Saint-Laurent s'alanguissent en méandres complexes avant de s'étirer vers l'horizon. Le paysage se déploie dans une lumière de fin de journée qui nimbe les rives de la Rivière Pot au Beurre d'une teinte cuivrée, révélant la texture basse et terreuse des sédiments. Près du Coteau de la Terre de la Fabrique, le sol semble respirer sous l'influence des marées douces, offrant une terre riche qui a longtemps nourri les espoirs des cultivateurs venus chercher ici une stabilité précaire. Le silence qui enveloppe L'Île-aux-Fantômes n'est rompu que par le battement sourd des courants contre les berges, un rythme ancien qui dicte encore les gestes de ceux qui habitent ces parcelles basses. L'air y est saturé d'une humidité fraîche, chargée du parfum des roseaux et de la terre humide, rappelant la fragilité constante de ce territoire qui refuse de se laisser totalement dompter par le béton. Entre les herbes hautes, le passé se devine dans les traces des anciennes pratiques agricoles, une présence discrète qui habite chaque repli de terrain. Dans ce calme, le regard se perd sur l'étendue mouvante, observant comment le ciel se mire dans les eaux sombres, conférant à cet espace une dignité faite de patience et de persistance.
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Explore L'Île-aux-Fantômes, 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: 46.076111, -72.975556. 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-aux-Fantômes includes the postal code (J3P), 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-aux-Fantômes 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) |