Explore Les Marais, 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 Marais, 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 Marais 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 Marais.
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 Marais |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs; La Matapédia |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.466111 |
| Longitude | -67.233889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EKKVU |
Les Marais is a locality in Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs; La Matapédia, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Les Marais is located at 48.4661°N, 67.2339°W.
Les Marais rests within a quiet fold of the earth near the Colline de la Tortue, where the land holds a stillness that seems to suspend the passing hours. It lies 14.7 km east of Amqui, QC (from Amqui, QC: bearing 88°T), and is situated 9.6 km east-north-east of Lac-au-Saumon. The terrain here is defined by the steady, dark flow of the Rivière Causapscal, which carves a path through the valley with a persistent, cold clarity. In the fading light of dusk, the air grows heavy and sweet with the scent of damp moss, while the shadows of the Colline de la Tortue lengthen across the marshy hollows, turning the landscape into a study of muted greens and deep, bruised purples. The inhabitants of Les Marais have long looked to the surrounding timber and the currents of the Rivière Causapscal to shape the character of their days, drawing sustenance from the stubborn grace of the northern woods. Only a short distance away, the quiet surface of Lac à Ti-Dat mirrors the changing sky, acting as a singular, glass-like anchor for the local woodsmen and families who move through these hills with a deliberate, practiced ease. Life in Les Marais retains a focus on the immediate cycle of the seasons, where the onset of winter frost dictates the pace of work and the hearth fire becomes the center of existence. This corner of the world remains defined by its isolation and the raw, honest texture of a geography that demands both patience and respect from those who walk its paths.
Les Marais s'étendent avec une humilité tranquille dans le relief accidenté de la vallée, là où la lumière décline en teintes d'ambre sur les terres basses. À proximité, la Colline de la Tortue observe le passage des heures, dominant les habitations qui ont pris racine le long des rives de la Rivière Causapscal. L'air y possède une fraîcheur singulière, chargée du parfum des résineux et de l'humidité persistante des sols qui ont façonné le labeur des anciens colons. À peine à un kilomètre de distance, le Lac à Ti-Dat offre ses eaux sombres et immobiles, servant de miroir aux nuages qui dérivent au-dessus de la forêt dense. Les Marais conservent cette persévérance propre aux gens de la terre, un rythme imposé par la rigueur du climat et la proximité immédiate de l'eau vive qui sculpte les méandres de la vallée. Ici, le travail demeure lié au sol et aux saisons, tandis que les ombres s'allongent sur la végétation palustre, soulignant le calme solennel des lieux. La vie s'écoule sans fracas, portée par le bruissement du vent dans les hautes herbes et le murmure constant de la Rivière Causapscal, composant une existence simple, dépouillée de tout artifice, dans le silence profond de La Matapédia.
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Explore Les Marais, 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: 48.466111, -67.233889. 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 Marais includes the postal code (G5J), 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 Marais 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) |