Explore Les Castors, 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 Castors, 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 Castors 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 Castors.
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 Castors |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Monique; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.683611 |
| Longitude | -71.906111 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EKOYM |
Les Castors is a locality in Sainte-Monique; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Les Castors is located at 48.6836°N, 71.9061°W.
Les Castors rests upon the low, weathered edges of Lac Saint-Jean, where the horizon dissolves into the slate-grey glass of the water. It lies 23.8 km north-west of Alma, QC (from Alma, QC: bearing 309°T), and is situated 6.9 km south-west of Sainte-Monique. The air here carries a persistent, cooling moisture that clings to the skin, rising from the Rivière Taillon as it curls toward the Côte du Côtoyage. When the light shifts toward dusk, the shoreline turns a bruised purple, casting long, lean shadows across the silt-heavy ground that define the quiet geometry of the land. Life in Les Castors moves in alignment with the seasonal pulse of the surrounding woods and the reach of the nearby Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon, situated only 5 km away. The local economy relies on the stubborn persistence of those who work the land and the waterways, maintaining a steady, pragmatic existence far removed from the clamor of the urban south. Generations have watched the ice break and reform on the Rivière Taillon, marking the passage of years with the same reliability as the turning of the seasons. In Les Castors, the heritage of the region settles into the daily work of maintenance and harvest, leaving little room for pretense in a landscape that demands constant attention to the wind and the rising tide of the lake.
Les Castors déploie ses modestes habitations sur les rives du Lac Saint-Jean, là où la terre semble hésiter entre la solidité du roc et la fluidité des eaux. Près de Côte du Côtoyage, le vent apporte une fraîcheur constante, héritée des vastes étendues qui bordent la Rivière Taillon. La lumière décline avec une douceur particulière sur ces rivages, teintant le ciel de nuances de mauve qui se reflètent sur le miroir immobile du lac, tandis que l’air, chargé d'une odeur de bois humide et de terre retournée, rappelle la patience des anciens défricheurs. À quelques kilomètres, le Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon étend ses sentiers boisés, offrant un horizon paisible où la nature conserve une autorité tranquille sur le domaine humain. Dans Les Castors, la vie s'écoule au rythme lent des marées intérieures et des travaux des champs, perpétuant une tradition de labeur humble qui se transmet sans grands discours. Les habitants connaissent chaque courbe de la Rivière Taillon, ce cours d'eau qui définit la topographie du quotidien et rythme les heures par son murmure incessant. Entre la terre ferme et l'immensité du lac, le paysage impose une sobriété nécessaire, façonnant un caractère local forgé par l'observation attentive des cycles naturels et la proximité constante des éléments sauvages qui encerclent ce territoire.
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Explore Les Castors, 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: 48.683611, -71.906111. 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 Castors includes the postal code (G8E), 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 Castors 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) |