Explore Le Désert, 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 Désert, 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 Désert 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 Désert.
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 | Le Désert |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne; Portneuf |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.846389 |
| Longitude | -71.998333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8N |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EKVAN |
Le Désert is a locality in Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne; Portneuf, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Désert is located at 46.8464°N, 71.9983°W.
Le Désert rests quietly within the rising contours of the Montagne à Jeannot, where the land holds the cool, damp breath of the forest against its skin. It lies 27.7 km north-west of Donnacona, QC (from Donnacona, QC: bearing 314°T), and is situated 13.6 km west-south-west of Saint-Raymond. The Rivière Américaine carves a path through this rugged terrain, its current pulling steadily past the shadow of the Chutes Américaines, which mark the air with a constant, low-frequency hum. Only two kilometers away, Lac à Théode reflects the sky in a mirror of dark glass, capturing the shifting light of long afternoons. The soil here remains dense and resilient, supporting a thick growth of spruce and hardwood that seems to hold the silence of the hills in a firm, arboreal grip. Life in Le Désert follows the seasonal turns of the Portneuf region, where the historical reliance on the timber trade left behind a legacy of sturdy, utilitarian craftsmanship. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the landscape, favoring small-scale operations that respect the steep inclines of the Montagne à Jeannot. Residents often find their days measured by the quality of the light filtering through the canopy, a fleeting gold that turns the river water into polished copper as dusk approaches. This persistence of tradition ensures that the character of the locality stays rooted in its physical geography, favoring the quiet industry of those who know how to work with the stone and the timber that define their home.
Le Désert s’étire avec une patience minérale sur les flancs de la Montagne à Jeannot, là où le sol semble retenir le silence des grands espaces portneuvois. Les eaux de la Rivière Américaine serpentent en contrebas, sculptant le relief avec une lenteur qui impose le respect, tandis que la brume matinale s’accroche aux crêtes avant de se dissiper dans la lumière franche du jour. À peine à un kilomètre de distance, les Chutes Américaines déploient leur fracas, une ponctuation sonore qui rythme la quiétude du secteur. Les habitants connaissent bien cette terre, ponctuée par la proximité du Lac à Théode, situé à deux kilomètres, dont la surface miroitante capte les derniers reflets cuivrés du crépuscule. Le Désert conserve cette rudesse élégante des lieux qui ne cherchent pas à plaire, mais à durer, s’appuyant sur une mémoire agricole et forestière où chaque geste de labeur se mesure à l’aune de la saison. Ici, le vent possède une texture particulière, chargée de l’odeur de la sève et de la roche froide, rappelant que la nature impose toujours le rythme ultime. La vie se déploie sans artifice, entre la rigueur du climat et la présence constante de ces reliefs qui veillent, immuables, sur l’humble labeur des hommes et des femmes de ce territoire.
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Explore Le Désert, 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: 46.846389, -71.998333. 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 Désert includes the postal code (G8N), 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 Désert 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) |