Explore Les Galets, 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 Galets, 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 Galets 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 Galets.
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 Galets |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Natashquan; Minganie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.181596 |
| Longitude | -61.82326 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EQKRZ |
Les Galets is a locality in Natashquan; Minganie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Les Galets is located at 50.1816°N, 61.8233°W.
Les Galets rests upon the rugged edge of the St. Lawrence, where the land yields to the rhythmic pulse of the tides. It lies 126.4 km east of Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC (from Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC: bearing 93°T), and is situated 0.5 km south of Natashquan. The terrain surrounding Les Galets is defined by the steady currents of the Petite rivière Natashquan, which carves a path through the Le Morne before meeting the sea. Inland, the landscape holds the quiet stillness of Lac de la Ligne, situated just two kilometers from the shore, while the distant roar of Chutes Neu, located sixteen kilometers away, marks the wilder reaches of the interior. When the sun dips low, the light catches the spray of the water, turning the air a pale, translucent silver that clings to the mossy rocks. The history of Les Galets is bound to the seasonal cycles of the coast, where the economy has long been shaped by the presence of the water and the harvest it provides. Life in this part of Minganie follows the shifts of the wind and the migration of the fish, a practice that has sustained generations through long, bracing winters. The local character is marked by a certain resilience, a quiet focus on the tasks at hand whether mending nets or navigating the river channels. Even now, the sound of the Petite rivière Natashquan provides a constant background to the day, grounding the houses of Les Galets in a landscape that demands both respect and a steady hand.
Les Galets s’étire avec une humilité minérale sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le vent salin sculpte le visage du Le Morne. Dans ce secteur de la Petite rivière Natashquan, les eaux sombres et froides dictent une cadence ancienne aux hommes qui ont appris à lire l’horizon avant d’observer la terre. Le Lac de la Ligne repose à peine à deux kilomètres, miroir immobile offrant un contraste saisissant avec la course incessante du courant marin. Plus loin, la rudesse du relief se rappelle à la mémoire par la présence des Chutes Neu, dont le grondement sourd parcourt les forêts denses comme une rumeur persistante. Historiquement, Les Galets demeure lié à cette âpre persévérance des familles acadiennes et innues ayant domestiqué ce littoral sauvage, transformant chaque prise de pêche en une victoire sur l’incertitude climatique. La lumière du crépuscule y possède une densité particulière, déclinant en teintes de cuivre sur les roches polies par les glaces. Ici, le quotidien ne cherche pas l’apparat, préférant la solidité des structures en bois résistant aux assauts des tempêtes. Chaque habitant connaît le poids du sel dans l’air, cette présence invisible qui lie les générations à la terre ferme tout en tournant obstinément le regard vers l’immensité bleue du golfe.
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Explore Les Galets, 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: 50.181596, -61.82326. 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 Galets includes the postal code (G4X), 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 Galets 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) |