Explore Le Brûlis-à-Thyme, 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 Le Brûlis-à-Thyme, 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 Le Brûlis-à-Thyme 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 Le Brûlis-à-Thyme.
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.
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| Place | Le Brûlis-à-Thyme |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Havre-Saint-Pierre; Minganie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.216667 |
| Longitude | -63.602778 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EIQQR |
Le Brûlis-à-Thyme is a locality in Havre-Saint-Pierre; Minganie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Le Brûlis-à-Thyme is located at 50.2167°N, 63.6028°W.
Le Brûlis-à-Thyme rests upon the rugged, salt-sprayed edge of the St. Lawrence, where the land rises sharply to meet the imposing silhouette of the Montagne Ronde. It lies 3.2 km south of Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC (from Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC: bearing 187°T), and is situated 13.9 km east of Mahtihk Niapaut. The cold, clear waters of La Petite Rivière carve a path through the terrain, pulling the eye toward the horizon where the Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada breaks the surface of the sea. Lichen clings to the granite outcrops, turning the stone a pale, dusty silver that catches the long, thin light of the northern dusk. Further inland, the stillness of Lac des Sables provides a quiet counterpoint to the restless motion of the tides nearby, while the distant, thundering presence of Chutes Utshinahkuhiu reminds one of the immense pressure of snowmelt channeled through the rock. Here, the air holds a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every spruce needle and stone. The history of Le Brûlis-à-Thyme is marked by the resilience of those who learned to read the shifts of the coastline and the seasonal bounty of the gulf. Families have long looked to the water as the primary engine of their existence, maintaining a steady, industrious focus on the harvest that sustains the Minganie region. While the pace of life remains dictated by the arrival of the ice and the temper of the winds, the people here share a quiet, pragmatic pride in their endurance. Daily routines are performed with an economy of motion, reflecting a deep familiarity with a landscape that demands respect and constant vigilance. Whether preparing gear for the season or tending to the small, sheltered plots of land near the river, the residents move with an awareness of the horizon, knowing that their lives are held in the balance between the forest’s silence and the sea’s vast, grey reach.
Le Brûlis-à-Thyme s’étire avec une langueur contemplative sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle salin vient caresser la terre sombre de Minganie. À proximité de Montagne Ronde, le paysage s'ordonne suivant le tracé sinueux de La Petite Rivière, dont les eaux froides murmurent des récits oubliés aux bois environnants. La lumière déclinante du soir dépose une teinte d'améthyste sur l'horizon, révélant la silhouette austère et magnifique de la côte où le passé acadien infuse encore le quotidien d'une sagesse silencieuse. À quelques lieues, le Lac des Sables repose dans un calme minéral, tandis que plus loin, la puissance des Chutes Utshinahkuhiu scande la marche implacable du temps. L’immensité de la Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada semble veiller sur ce rivage, protégeant les traditions qui lient les habitants à la rudesse magnifique de ce climat boréal. Chaque recoin de Le Brûlis-à-Thyme révèle une persévérance humble, une existence rythmée par la mer et les caprices du vent, transformant le labeur quotidien en une poésie austère. Ici, la terre garde ses secrets sous les genévriers et les épinettes, offrant une solitude paisible à ceux qui savent écouter le ressac inlassable contre les galets, loin du tumulte des mondes pressés.
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Explore Le Brûlis-à-Thyme, 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: 50.216667, -63.602778. 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 Le Brûlis-à-Thyme includes the postal code (G4X), 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 Le Brûlis-à-Thyme 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) |