Explore L'Islet-sur-Mer, 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.
Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for L'Islet-sur-Mer, 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'Islet-sur-Mer 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'Islet-sur-Mer.
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'Islet-sur-Mer |
| Type | Village |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Islet; L'Islet |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.1275 |
| Longitude | -70.373056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EQVZH |
L'Islet-sur-Mer is a village in L'Islet; L'Islet, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. L'Islet-sur-Mer is located at 47.1275°N, 70.3731°W.
L'Islet-sur-Mer holds its ground along the expansive reach of the St. Lawrence, where the heavy, salt-tinged air moves inland toward the rising slopes of the Montagne du Sud. It lies 21.4 km north-east of Montmagny, QC (from Montmagny, QC: bearing 41°T), and is situated 11.8 km north-north-east of Cap-Saint-Ignace. The water pulls at the shoreline with a persistent, rhythmic gravity, while the nearby Rivière Tortue Sud-Ouest carves a quiet path through the surrounding fields. Further inland, the terrain shifts, hiding the distant, still surface of Lac du Pain de Sucre about 11 km away, while the hidden rush of Chutes à Zado waits 15 km distant. In the fading light of dusk, the horizon blurs into a slate-grey wash, leaving the land feeling suspended between the weight of the river and the quiet endurance of the hills. Maritime history defines the identity of L'Islet-sur-Mer, as the salt-water legacy of shipbuilders and navigators continues to shape the character of the shore. The local economy maintains a deep connection to the water and the surrounding agricultural landscape, where the seasonal work of the harvest follows the cycles of the light. Families here navigate the shift from the intense, bright labor of the summer months to the inward focus of the colder season, keeping to traditions that prioritize craftsmanship and a steady, deliberate pace. Whether tending to the land or looking out toward the shipping lanes, the people of L'Islet-sur-Mer remain attuned to the subtle shifts in the wind and the constant, cold presence of the St. Lawrence.
L'Islet-sur-Mer déploie ses maisons de pierre et de bois face aux vastes étendues salines du Saint-Laurent, là où la lumière déclinante transforme l'estuaire en un miroir d'argent. Ce territoire, façonné par une longue tradition de navigation et de labeur maritime, conserve le souvenir des charpentiers de navires dont le savoir-faire a jadis soutenu l'économie locale. À proximité, le cours paisible de la Rivière Tortue Sud-Ouest serpente à travers les terres cultivées, tandis que le relief s'élève doucement vers la Montagne du Sud, offrant une perspective constante sur l'immensité du fleuve. L'atmosphère ici possède cette densité particulière des paysages marins, où l'air frais semble porter le sel des marées jusque dans les jardins. Les promeneurs cherchant à s'éloigner des rives découvrent, à une dizaine de kilomètres, la présence silencieuse du Lac du Pain de Sucre, ou se laissent séduire par le fracas des Chutes à Zado, situées à une quinzaine de kilomètres dans les terres boisées. L'Islet-sur-Mer maintient une identité farouchement liée à ces éléments géographiques, cultivant une mémoire collective qui se transmet par le rythme des vents et le mouvement perpétuel des eaux, affirmant sa stature de sentinelle paisible sur la rive sud.
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Explore L'Islet-sur-Mer, 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: 47.1275, -70.373056. 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'Islet-sur-Mer includes the postal code (G5V), 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'Islet-sur-Mer 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) |