Explore L'Île-du-Sable, 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-du-Sable, 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-du-Sable 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-du-Sable.
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-du-Sable |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade; Les Chenaux |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.571111 |
| Longitude | -72.165278 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EMQYG |
L'Île-du-Sable is a hamlet in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade; Les Chenaux, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. L'Île-du-Sable is located at 46.5711°N, 72.1653°W.
L'Île-du-Sable emerges from the currents of the St. Lawrence as a quiet threshold where the land yields to the persistent movement of the water. It lies 34.6 km west-south-west of Donnacona, QC (from Donnacona, QC: bearing 251°T), and is situated 15.0 km south-west of Saint-Marc-des-Carrières. Near the Coteau Normandin, the riverbanks hold a stillness that seems to absorb the low, amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the sediment. The environment is defined by the Rivière Sainte-Anne, which carves its path through the terrain with a deliberate, cold clarity. In the distance, the presence of Chutes de la Cheminée adds a faint, atmospheric weight to the horizon, grounding the landscape in a geography of shifting banks and river-borne silt. The history of L'Île-du-Sable reflects the enduring relationship between the people of Les Chenaux and the seasonal temperament of the Rivière Sainte-Anne. Local life moves in accord with the river, where the legacy of traditional harvests and the steady labor of the land continue to shape the day. The economy remains attentive to the natural cycles of the region, favoring a pace that respects the seasonal rise and fall of the water levels. Even as the modern world encroaches, the character of the locality persists in the quiet, focused work of those who know the river’s currents and the particular, textured soil of the island.
L'Île-du-Sable émerge des eaux changeantes de la Rivière Sainte-Anne, posée avec une évidence tranquille sur les rives du Saint-Laurent près de Coteau Normandin. Ici, le terrain se compose de terres basses et de limons fertiles, façonnés par la rencontre constante des courants qui sculptent les berges avec une patience minérale. La lumière de fin de journée s'étire sur les graminées, teintant le sable d'un ocre pâle qui semble retenir la chaleur du jour bien après que le soleil a décliné. À quelques lieues de là, les Chutes de la Cheminée ponctuent le relief de leur murmure persistant, rappelant la puissance du mouvement hydraulique qui a toujours dicté le rythme des occupations humaines sur ces terres. Les résidents de L'Île-du-Sable connaissent le poids du vent qui remonte le large chenal, un souffle qui porte les effluves des labours et la fraîcheur des profondeurs fluviales. Cette géographie impose une existence réglée par les marées et les crues, une vie quotidienne où chaque geste s'accorde à la fluidité du fleuve. Les traces des activités agricoles anciennes se devinent encore dans la texture du sol, tandis que le ciel immense surplombe ces étendues avec une clarté qui rend chaque détail du paysage étrangement précis, presque tangible sous le regard.
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Explore L'Île-du-Sable, 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: 46.571111, -72.165278. 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-du-Sable 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-du-Sable 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) |