Explore Les Cascades, 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 Les Cascades, 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 Les Cascades 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 Les Cascades.
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 | Les Cascades |
| Type | Residential Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-Etchemin; Les Etchemins |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.458333 |
| Longitude | -70.526389 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ERFTX |
Les Cascades is a residential area in Lac-Etchemin; Les Etchemins, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Les Cascades is located at 46.4583°N, 70.5264°W.
Les Cascades marks a rugged transition in the landscape near Le Gros Morne, where the Rivière Etchemin carves its path through the dense, rolling terrain. It lies 38.0 km east of Sainte-Marie, QC (from Sainte-Marie, QC: bearing 86°T), and is situated 7.1 km north-north-west of Lac-Etchemin. The water of the Rivière Etchemin gathers momentum here, tumbling over stone shelves with a persistent, percussive energy that defines the character of the immediate surroundings. During the long hours of dusk, the light catching the spray transforms the air into a cool, silver mist that clings to the moss-covered banks. To the north, the landscape stretches toward the quiet stillness of Lac à Vase, while the distant, protected reaches of the Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon guard the wilder character of the region. Les Cascades serves as a reminder of the raw, hydraulic power that once dictated the pace of local settlement, shaping how the land was cleared and how the early mills were positioned along the current. Today, the economy of the region remains rooted in a quiet, pragmatic stewardship of the land, where the daily life of the residents turns on the seasonal shifts of the forest and the steady, reliable flow of the river.
Les Cascades s’étirent paisiblement sur les rives de la Rivière Etchemin, là où le terrain s’incline doucement vers les contreforts du Gros Morne. Dans cette clarté particulière du crépuscule, l’eau semble retenir les dernières lueurs du jour, prolongeant une sérénité qui imprègne chaque pierre et chaque courbe du rivage. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac à Vase repose dans un silence immuable, tandis que la Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon préserve, à une distance plus marquée, la rigueur sauvage de la forêt environnante. Les gens ici cultivent une existence façonnée par la proximité de ce courant constant, une vie rythmée par les exigences de la terre et la patience nécessaire aux travaux des champs. Le sol, riche et parfois capricieux, exige de ceux qui l’habitent une persévérance silencieuse, héritée des premières familles qui ont défriché ces espaces pour y bâtir un foyer durable. Les Cascades conserve ainsi une identité simple, faite de gestes répétés et de respect pour les éléments qui composent son horizon immédiat. La fraîcheur de l’air qui descend des hauteurs rappelle constamment aux habitants la force tranquille des paysages qui les entourent, transformant chaque fin de journée en une contemplation sobre devant la permanence de la Rivière Etchemin et de ses abords boisés.
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Explore Les Cascades, 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: 46.458333, -70.526389. 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 Les Cascades includes the postal code (G5X), 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 Les Cascades 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) |