Explore Le Tourniquet, 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 Tourniquet, 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 Tourniquet 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 Tourniquet.
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 Tourniquet |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Nazaire; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.523056 |
| Longitude | -71.478611 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8C |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGZPX |
Le Tourniquet is a locality in Saint-Nazaire; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Le Tourniquet is located at 48.5231°N, 71.4786°W.
Le Tourniquet sits with a quiet, persistent gravity near the Côte du Côtoyage, where the land meets the Saguenay River in a fold of northern terrain. It lies 13.2 km east-south-east of Alma, QC (from Alma, QC: bearing 103°T), and is situated 11.1 km west-south-west of Saint-Ambroise. The air here holds a crisp, bracing edge, carrying the scent of damp earth and deep timber that clings to the skin long after the sun dips below the horizon. Lac Lucie rests in the nearby basin, its surface often mirroring the slate-grey sky with a stillness that makes the distant, rhythmic rush of the Saguenay River feel like the primary pulse of the region. The light at dusk lingers in long, thin ribbons across the uneven ground, illuminating the textures of moss and stone that define the character of the immediate wilderness. Life in the vicinity of Le Tourniquet moves with a deliberate focus, shaped by the demands of the landscape and the enduring presence of the water. While Chutes Murdock exerts a powerful, roaring influence on the geography some distance away, the local economy finds its footing in the steady cultivation of the surrounding land and the harvesting of resources that have sustained inhabitants for generations. Families here maintain traditions that reflect a deep familiarity with the shifting seasons, finding utility and beauty in the rugged expanse. The daily routine follows the light, with tasks beginning early while the frost still clings to the grass and ending when the shadows deepen against the slopes of the Côte du Côtoyage.
Le Tourniquet s'étire avec une simplicité austère le long des rives de la rivière Saguenay, là où la terre semble retenir son souffle devant l'immensité du courant. À proximité de la Côte du Côtoyage, le relief accuse une inclinaison qui invite le regard vers les eaux sombres et profondes, tandis que le Lac Lucie, paisible à deux kilomètres de distance, offre un miroir immobile au ciel changeant. Le climat rigoureux façonne ici les gestes des habitants, habitués à composer avec la rudesse du sol et la persistance des vents qui remontent le lit du cours d'eau. Les Chutes Murdock, situées à dix-neuf kilomètres, ponctuent le territoire d'un grondement sourd, rappelant aux hommes la force indomptable des éléments naturels qui encadrent leur labeur quotidien. Dans cette partie de Saint-Nazaire, Le Tourniquet conserve une allure de poste avancé, une présence humaine qui s'ajuste à la topographie exigeante avec une patience silencieuse. La lumière du crépuscule y dépose des teintes de cuivre sur les berges, soulignant la texture brute de la roche et la vigueur des pins qui bravent les hivers. Chaque maison, chaque sentier qui se perd vers la rivière Saguenay, porte en soi cette relation directe et sans artifice avec une nature qui ne pardonne guère, mais qui nourrit l'âme de ceux qui y demeurent.
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Explore Le Tourniquet, 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: 48.523056, -71.478611. 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 Tourniquet includes the postal code (G8C), 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 Tourniquet 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) |