Explore Matamec, 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 Matamec, 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 Matamec 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 Matamec.
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 | Matamec |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sept-Îles; Sept-Rivières |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.282778 |
| Longitude | -65.975278 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4S |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EHEPC |
Matamec is a hamlet in Sept-Îles; Sept-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Matamec is located at 50.2828°N, 65.9753°W.
Matamec rests where the cold, salt-heavy breath of the St. Lawrence meets the dark, insistent pulse of the Rivière Matamec. It lies 30.3 km east-north-east of Sept-Îles, QC (from Sept-Îles, QC: bearing 74°T), and is situated 6.5 km east-north-east of Coude-de-la-Rivière-Moisie. The terrain here is defined by the hard, unyielding geometry of the Canadian Shield, where the low-angled light of dusk turns the granite outcrops into silhouettes of muted iron. Inland, the landscape holds the quiet stillness of Lac Thom, a body of water tucked nine kilometers away amidst a dense, coniferous hold that seems to swallow sound. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of spruce and brine, a reminder that Matamec exists at the confluence of deep woods and a vast, tidal expanse. The character of Matamec is shaped by the presence of the Réserve écologique de la Matamec, which sits eleven kilometers away as a protected anchor for the surrounding wilderness. Long before modern industry touched these banks, the river served as a vital artery for those who moved through the region, finding sustenance in the seasonal migrations of fish and the abundance of the boreal forest. Today, the economy remains tied to the rhythms of the water, with local life moving in alignment with the tides and the seasonal shifts of the northern climate. Despite the encroachment of modern development, Matamec retains a solitary, rugged identity, defined by the relentless flow of the Rivière Matamec as it spills into the wider salt waters of the St. Lawrence.
Matamec s’étire avec une patience minérale le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le vent salin sculpte le visage des rocs et commande le rythme des marées. La Rivière Matamec y déverse ses eaux sombres dans l'immensité marine, marquant une frontière invisible entre la terre ferme et l'horizon sans fin. À quelques lieues de là, le Lac Thom dort dans un silence boréal, tandis que la Réserve écologique de la Matamec veille sur une nature sauvage qui ne demande rien à personne. L'air, chargé d'une humidité vive, transporte le souvenir des ancêtres qui savaient lire les courants et respecter la rudesse de ce climat nordique. Ici, le quotidien ne cherche pas l'éclat, mais plutôt la constance des hommes qui vivent de la mer et de la forêt, trouvant dans la rudesse du terrain une forme de liberté. Matamec possède cette gravité sereine des lieux qui ont survécu à l'usure des tempêtes, offrant à qui sait regarder une lumière crépusculaire qui semble suspendre le temps au-dessus des eaux froides. Chaque pierre, chaque sapin courbé par la bise, raconte une existence forgée par la proximité immédiate avec les éléments, loin des bruits du monde, dans la solitude fière d'un littoral qui ne connaît aucune concession.
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Explore Matamec, 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: 50.282778, -65.975278. 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 Matamec includes the postal code (G4S), 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 Matamec 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) |