Explore La Grande-Écluse, 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-Écluse, 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-Écluse 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-Écluse.
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-Écluse |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg; La Matanie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.820833 |
| Longitude | -67.110833 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4W |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ERFCH |
La Grande-Écluse is a locality in Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg; La Matanie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Grande-Écluse is located at 48.8208°N, 67.1108°W.
La Grande-Écluse rests within the quiet folds of the landscape, where the Petite rivière Matane traces a deliberate path through the rugged terrain of La Matanie. It lies 30.8 km east of Matane, QC (from Matane, QC: bearing 94°T), and is situated 14.0 km south-south-east of Grosses-Roches. The water of the Petite rivière Matane moves with a cold, clear purpose, carving through a topography defined by the nearby Côte à Marguerite. At dusk, the light catches the surface of the stream, turning the ripples into shards of hammered silver that vanish into the shadows of the surrounding trees. Roughly seven kilometers away, the stillness of Lac Lumphi offers a counterpoint to the persistent motion of the river, anchoring the wilder reaches of the woods. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling stone, a sensory reminder of the deep, geological patience inherent to this corner of Quebec. Life in La Grande-Écluse draws its character from the cycles of the land and the persistent influence of the Petite rivière Matane. Historically, the proximity to such reliable water shaped how the people of Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg utilized the forest and the clearings, favoring a lifestyle that prioritizes the seasonal shifts of the Canadian climate. The economy remains rooted in the bounty of the outdoors, where the work of the day often aligns with the natural endurance required to thrive in these northern woods. Even as the modern world turns, the people here maintain a quiet focus, finding a distinct satisfaction in the maintenance of their homesteads and the simple, demanding tasks that define a life lived close to the forest edge.
La Grande-Écluse s'étire avec une humilité tranquille près de Côte à Marguerite, là où la terre semble retenir son souffle dans le froid vif de La Matanie. Le regard suit le tracé nerveux de la Petite rivière Matane, dont les eaux froides et claires murmurent une présence constante contre les rives escarpées, rappelant le labeur de ceux qui ont jadis domestiqué ces terres pour y établir leurs foyers. À sept kilomètres de là, le Lac Lumphi dort sous une lumière déclinante, miroir sombre où le ciel se dépose avec une précision saisissante. L’air, chargé d’une humidité terreuse, porte en lui le poids des hivers rigoureux et la promesse obstinée des récoltes qui, malgré tout, surgissent du sol dur. Autour de La Grande-Écluse, les vestiges d'une vie paysanne se devinent dans la rectitude des clôtures et le bois grisé des granges qui affrontent le vent sans jamais se plaindre. Ce paysage exige une patience farouche, une manière d'exister en accord avec la rudesse du terrain où chaque pierre, chaque courbe de la Petite rivière Matane raconte une persévérance silencieuse, portée par des générations qui ont appris à lire la géographie comme on déchiffre une prière familière dans l'immensité du soir.
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Explore La Grande-Écluse, 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: 48.820833, -67.110833. 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-Écluse includes the postal code (G4W), 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-Écluse 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) |