Explore La Petite-Gaspésie, 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 Petite-Gaspésie, 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 Petite-Gaspésie 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 Petite-Gaspésie.
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 Petite-Gaspésie |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Islet; L'Islet |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.113977 |
| Longitude | -70.383863 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ENUMS |
La Petite-Gaspésie is a hamlet in L'Islet; L'Islet, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. La Petite-Gaspésie is located at 47.1140°N, 70.3839°W.
La Petite-Gaspésie rests quietly where the land leans toward the St. Lawrence, cradled by the steady presence of the Montagne du Sud. It lies 19.8 km north-east of Montmagny, QC (from Montmagny, QC: bearing 42°T), and is situated 10.1 km north-north-east of Cap-Saint-Ignace. The Rivière du Petit Moulin carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its waters carrying the chill of the highlands toward the riverbank. In the quiet hours of dusk, the light turns a bruised, metallic blue, clinging to the ridges before settling into the hollows. Those who travel inland find the landscape sharpens, with Lac du Pain de Sucre waiting ten kilometers away as a still, reflective eye in the timber. Further still, the rush of the Chutes à Zado marks the geography with a sudden, vertical intensity, fourteen kilometers from the heart of the settlement. La Petite-Gaspésie holds the quiet rigor of a place shaped by the persistent work of wood and field, where the livelihood of the people has long mirrored the seasonal demands of the L'Islet region. Life here follows the weight of the harvest and the maintenance of the timber stands, trades passed down through families who know the specific temperament of the local soil. The character of La Petite-Gaspésie is found in the maintenance of sturdy, salt-weathered structures and the deliberate pace of those who work the land between the mountain and the water. Tradition here is quiet, marked by the simple, enduring habits of people who have learned to measure their days by the shifting shadows of the Montagne du Sud and the reliable, steady flow of the Rivière du Petit Moulin.
La Petite-Gaspésie s'étire avec une humilité tenace sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle du large rencontre la rigueur des terres de L'Islet. Le relief s'incline doucement vers les eaux, escorté par la présence imposante de la Montagne du Sud qui semble surveiller le labeur quotidien des habitants. La Rivière du Petit Moulin serpente à travers ce territoire, offrant son murmure constant aux terres agricoles qui façonnent l'identité locale depuis les premiers défrichements. À dix kilomètres de là, le Lac du Pain de Sucre miroite sous une lumière changeante, tandis que les Chutes à Zado, situées à une distance de quatorze kilomètres, ponctuent le paysage d'une énergie sauvage. La Petite-Gaspésie conserve une allure de patience, celle des gens qui ont appris à lire les signes du vent et du givre pour bâtir leur existence. Ici, le travail de la terre demeure une liturgie silencieuse, une manière de demeurer fidèle à un sol qui exige beaucoup pour donner un peu. Chaque crépuscule transforme les rives en une étendue de cuivre et d'ombre, révélant la texture brute d'un pays qui ne se livre jamais tout à fait, préférant garder ses secrets dans le repli des vallons et le courant des eaux.
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Explore La Petite-Gaspésie, 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: 47.113977, -70.383863. 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 Petite-Gaspésie 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 La Petite-Gaspésie 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) |