Explore La Grande-Allée, 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 La Grande-Allée, 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 La Grande-Allée 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 La Grande-Allée.
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 | La Grande-Allée |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Anse-Saint-Jean; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.078056 |
| Longitude | -70.309444 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQNNK |
La Grande-Allée is a administrative sector in L'Anse-Saint-Jean; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Grande-Allée is located at 48.0781°N, 70.3094°W.
La Grande-Allée rests within the rugged, forested embrace of the Les Plateaux region, where the land rises in quiet, stubborn slopes above the Rivière du Portage. It lies 22.8 km west of Secteur David, QC (from Secteur David, QC: bearing 272°T), and is situated 9.7 km north-north-west of Le Lac-Emmuraillé. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that sharpens the edges of the spruce and birch, while the light at dusk settles over the Rivière du Portage like a cooling mantle of grey silk. Nearby, Petit lac à Foin mirrors the stillness of the high country, a hidden pocket of water that keeps the secrets of the shifting seasons. Further out, the wild, deep canyons of Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie stand as a reminder of the vast, untamed geology defining this corner of Quebec. Life in La Grande-Allée follows the slow, deliberate work of those who know how to read the terrain, whether through the seasonal demands of woodcraft or the maintenance of the winding paths that trace the valley. The local economy relies on the resilience of the surrounding forest and the harvesting of resources that have supported families here for generations. During the long, snow-heavy months, the stillness of the woods intensifies, leaving only the sound of the Rivière du Portage as it pushes against the ice. This enduring connection to the land gives La Grande-Allée a character defined by persistence, where the daily chores are performed with the steady, practiced movements of people who understand exactly where they stand in the world.
La Grande-Allée se déploie avec une humilité tranquille sur les plateaux qui surplombent les rives sinueuses de la Rivière du Portage. Ici, la lumière du crépuscule s’attarde longuement sur les terres agricoles, étirant les ombres des granges anciennes sur un sol qui garde en mémoire le labeur des premiers défricheurs venus s'établir dans ce repli du territoire. L’air, empreint d’une fraîcheur vive qui descend des hauteurs, porte en lui le murmure constant de l’eau courante. À peine à un kilomètre de distance, le Petit lac à Foin offre un miroir immobile aux reflets changeants du ciel, tandis qu’à vingt-deux kilomètres, le Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie impose sa présence majestueuse, rappelant la puissance brute du relief sauvage. La Grande-Allée conserve ce rythme mesuré, celui des gens qui connaissent la patience des récoltes et la rigueur des hivers, tout en observant le changement des teintes sur les feuillages. L’économie locale, liée à l’exploitation des ressources naturelles et au travail de la terre, façonne une identité où chaque chemin semble mener vers une compréhension plus fine des cycles naturels. Il flotte sur La Grande-Allée une sérénité particulière, une manière d’exister qui ne demande rien d’autre que la présence du vent sur les hautes herbes et le calme souverain des horizons qui s'étendent à perte de vue.
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Explore La Grande-Allée, 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: 48.078056, -70.309444. 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 La Grande-Allée includes the postal code (G4A), 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 La Grande-Allée 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) |