Explore Les Sables, 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 Sables, 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 Sables 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 Sables.
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 Sables |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Chambord; Le Domaine-du-Roy |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.440833 |
| Longitude | -72.116389 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8N |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EIQSP |
Les Sables is a locality in Chambord; Le Domaine-du-Roy, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Les Sables is located at 48.4408°N, 72.1164°W.
Les Sables occupies a quiet stretch of earth where the land meets the broad, restless expanse of Lac Saint-Jean. It lies 11.6 km south-east of Roberval, QC (from Roberval, QC: bearing 138°T), and is situated 4.2 km west-north-west of Chambord. The Rivière Ouiatchouan carves its path toward the water, drawing a dark, liquid line through the terrain near the looming presence of the Monts Jumeaux. At dusk, the light here catches the surface of the lake, turning the water into a sheet of hammered copper that holds the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped behind the horizon. The air carries a crisp, pine-scented clarity, grounding the senses in a landscape defined by the steady, persistent pull of the current and the shadows cast by the nearby heights. Life in Les Sables has long been shaped by the interplay between the forest and the water, drawing its character from the industrious spirit found throughout Le Domaine-du-Roy. While the regional economy remains tied to the resources provided by the surrounding woods and the reach of Lac Saint-Jean, the settlement maintains a distinct, modest presence within Chambord. Those who live here navigate a daily existence defined by the seasonal shifts of the north, where the cold brings a profound, ringing silence and the summer months amplify the rush of the Rivière Ouiatchouan. Though Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon sits some distance away, the spirit of the outdoors permeates the local identity, reflecting a preference for the open horizon and the enduring, rugged stability of the land.
Les Sables s'étire avec une patience minérale sur les rives du Lac Saint-Jean, là où la terre semble hésiter entre la solidité du sol et la fluidité des eaux. Dans cette zone du Domaine-du-Roy, la lumière déclinante du soir accroche les reliefs lointains des Monts Jumeaux, projetant sur le paysage une teinte cuivrée qui transforme chaque parcelle labourée en une promesse de récolte. Le courant de la Rivière Ouiatchouan dicte son propre rythme, une cadence ancienne qui accompagne les travaux agricoles et les gestes de ceux qui habitent ce territoire depuis des générations. Les Sables conserve une identité humble, façonnée par la proximité de ces éléments naturels qui imposent une existence sobre, loin de l'agitation des grands centres. À quelques dizaines de kilomètres, le Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon rappelle l'immensité sauvage qui borde cet horizon, renforçant le sentiment de quiétude propre à ce secteur. Ici, la vie se mesure à la clarté de l'air et à la texture sablonneuse des berges, offrant une présence constante, presque palpable, du nord québécois. Les habitants y perpétuent un lien organique avec le terrain, une fidélité silencieuse aux cycles naturels qui régissent encore aujourd'hui la marche quotidienne de ce coin de pays.
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Explore Les Sables, 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: 48.440833, -72.116389. 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 Sables includes the postal code (G8N), 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 Sables 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) |