Explore Les Faux-Canals, 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 Faux-Canals, 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.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Les Faux-Canals 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 Faux-Canals.
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.
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| Place | Les Faux-Canals |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Dolbeau-Mistassini; Maria-Chapdelaine |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.725607 |
| Longitude | -72.315 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8K |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ELACZ |
Les Faux-Canals is a locality in Dolbeau-Mistassini; Maria-Chapdelaine, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Les Faux-Canals is located at 48.7256°N, 72.3150°W.
Les Faux-Canals rests where the northern currents meet the expansive, quiet reaches of Lac Saint-Jean. It lies 12.6 km north-east of Saint-Félicien, QC (from Saint-Félicien, QC: bearing 50°T), and is situated 14.6 km north of Vertuose. The Rivière Mistassini carries a persistent, cold clarity toward the horizon, its path guided by the ancient presence of Colline Têtu that rises to watch over the lowlands. In the late hours, a peculiar silver light clings to the surface of the water, turning the reeds into dark, ink-drawn lines against the greying sky. The land here holds the stillness of the boreal edge, where the air smells of wet stone and the slow, deep respiration of the northern woods. Beyond the immediate banks, the horizon remains wide and unencumbered, demanding a certain patience from those who dwell within its sight. The life of Les Faux-Canals has long been shaped by the movement of the Rivière Mistassini, which once served as a primary artery for the timber trade that defined the early industry of the region. Today, the local economy keeps a steady, modest pace, drawing sustenance from the surrounding boreal landscape and the seasonal shifts that dictate the flow of goods and people. Residents find common ground in the traditions of the north, where the winter frost creates a hard, crystalline beauty that transforms the shoreline into a silent, frozen expanse. While Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon sits distant enough to remain a separate sanctuary, the influence of the wild persists in the daily habits of the people, who move with the awareness that the vast, untamed reaches of Quebec are always just beyond the door.
Les Faux-Canals déploient leurs terres silencieuses sur les rives du Lac Saint-Jean, là où la lumière déclinante du jour semble s’attarder sur les eaux calmes avec une gravité particulière. À proximité de la Colline Têtu, le relief s’adoucit pour épouser la course lente de la Rivière Mistassini, dont le courant accompagne depuis longtemps les gestes des hommes de Maria-Chapdelaine. Le paysage, façonné par les cycles de la terre et la rigueur du climat septentrional, offre une étendue où le ciel se confond presque avec l’horizon des forêts boréales. À vingt-six kilomètres de là, le Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon garde la mémoire des espaces sauvages, mais ici, Les Faux-Canals conservent une intimité singulière, une respiration calme portée par le vent qui remonte le cours des eaux. Les travaux agricoles et les activités forestières marquent le rythme des jours, une cadence ancienne que les habitants perpétuent avec une patience héritée des pionniers. Dans l’air frais qui s’élève de la Rivière Mistassini, on perçoit une forme de plénitude, une simplicité qui se suffit à elle-même, loin du tumulte, dans cette persistance du sol québécois qui exige, de ceux qui le cultivent, une fidélité inébranlable.
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Explore Les Faux-Canals, 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: 48.725607, -72.315. 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 Faux-Canals includes the postal code (G8K), 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 Faux-Canals 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) |