Explore Les Escoumins, 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 Escoumins, 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 Escoumins 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 Escoumins.
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 Escoumins |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Les Escoumins; La Haute-Côte-Nord |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.351483 |
| Longitude | -69.407377 |
| Population | 1,794 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5R |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | City |
| CGN ID | ELYMJ |
Les Escoumins is a municipality in Les Escoumins; La Haute-Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a city. Les Escoumins is located at 48.3515°N, 69.4074°W.
Les Escoumins occupies a rugged stretch of the St. Lawrence coastline, where the land yields to the salt-heavy breath of the deep estuary. It lies 30.4 km north-west of Trois-Pistoles, QC (from Trois-Pistoles, QC: bearing 326°T), and is situated 15.8 km north-east of Les Bergeronnes. The Rivière des Escoumins cuts through the terrain, its currents carrying the cold, clear memory of the interior toward the waiting sea. A few kilometers inland, the stillness of Petit lac Salé offers a quiet contrast to the persistent push and pull of the tides against the shore. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised clarity, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter that catches the last grey glow of the northern sky. The history of Les Escoumins is anchored in the movement of timber and the hard-won bounty of the maritime harvest. Long before the modern docks were established, the river served as a vital artery for the wood trade, shaping the early settlement patterns that cling to the banks. Today, the economy leans into the rhythm of the tides and the seasonal demands of the St. Lawrence, with marine observation and local services sustaining the people who remain. Residents go about their days with a practical focus, their movements dictated by the arrival of the ferry and the shifting moods of the winds that sweep off the water. Life in Les Escoumins carries the weight of a landscape that demands attention, fostering a culture shaped by the proximity of the wild sea. Traditions here are quiet, often centered around the maritime environment and the shared endurance of the long, biting winters. The air feels scrubbed clean by the salt, smelling faintly of brine and damp stone, which seems to sharpen the senses of anyone standing on the shoreline. While no single landmark dominates the horizon, the collective presence of the Rivière des Escoumins and the vast, open expanse of the St. Lawrence provides a constant, grounding scale for the daily lives of those who call Les Escoumins home.
Les Escoumins s'étirent le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où l'eau sombre du large rencontre la confluence plus paisible de la Rivière des Escoumins. Le paysage, modelé par une lumière nordique qui semble s'attarder sur les roches polies, révèle une topographie rigoureuse où le sel marin imprègne chaque pierre des habitations. À quelques kilomètres dans les terres, le Petit lac Salé demeure un témoin silencieux de cette géographie austère, niché dans une dépression du terrain qui conserve la fraîcheur des vents dominants. L'histoire des lieux, marquée par l'occupation ancestrale des Innus et la lente sédentarisation des familles pionnières, vibre encore dans le rythme des marées qui dictent les allées et venues des embarcations. Les Escoumins portent en eux la mémoire des activités maritimes et forestières, une économie forgée par la proximité immédiate avec les eaux profondes et les forêts boréales. Les silhouettes des habitations se découpent contre un ciel souvent chargé, tandis que l'air, chargé d'embruns et de sève, confère au quotidien une qualité presque minérale. Ici, la vie s'ajuste à la puissance du fleuve, imposant une discipline simple aux habitants qui observent, depuis leurs fenêtres, le mouvement perpétuel de l'horizon maritime.
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Explore Les Escoumins, 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: 48.351483, -69.407377. 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 Escoumins includes the postal code (G5R), 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 Escoumins 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) |