Explore Petit-Matane, 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 Petit-Matane, 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 Petit-Matane 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 Petit-Matane.
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 | Petit-Matane |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Matane; La Matanie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.866667 |
| Longitude | -67.45 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4W |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ERDLR |
Petit-Matane is a administrative sector in Matane; La Matanie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Petit-Matane is located at 48.8667°N, 67.4500°W.
Petit-Matane rests along the vast, cooling reach of the St. Lawrence, where the land yields to the persistent salt-air and the steady, rhythmic pull of the tides. It lies 6.4 km east-north-east of Matane, QC (from Matane, QC: bearing 66°T), and is situated 21.9 km west-south-west of Grosses-Roches. The terrain rises toward the Montagne à Ti-Jaune, a presence that anchors the horizon and catches the first, bruised light of dawn against its slopes. Nearby, the Rivière Petite Matane carves a quiet path toward the coast, its waters reflecting the shifting grey of the sky while Lac Anatole sits tucked away in the silence of the inland woods, barely five kilometers from the shore. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity, carrying the scent of damp earth and the brine of the deep water, grounding the landscape in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate. Petit-Matane maintains a character shaped by the harsh, honest requirements of life near the sea, where the economy has long been defined by the bounty of the water and the stubborn cultivation of the coastal shelf. The history of Petit-Matane moves in step with the seasons, from the deep freeze of winter to the sudden, frantic blooming of the brief northern summer. Local tradition honors the resilience of those who look toward the St. Lawrence for their livelihood, finding worth in the heavy, reliable work that keeps the region functioning. Even as the modern world shifts, the daily life of Petit-Matane retains a focus on the essential, where the presence of the river and the mountain dictates the pace, ensuring that the habits of the people remain as steady and unyielding as the granite rising behind their homes.
Petit-Matane s'étire avec une patience minérale le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où l'air marin s'alourdit d'embruns salés et de promesses de grand large. La Rivière Petite Matane trace son sillon tranquille vers l'estuaire, épousant les contours d'un terrain façonné par une terre agricole que les vents du nord sculptent sans relâche. À proximité, la Montagne à Ti-Jaune domine le relief de sa présence familière, tandis qu'à quelques lieues, les eaux sombres du Lac Anatole conservent le silence des terres intérieures. L'économie de Petit-Matane se déploie dans cet espace de contact entre les champs qui descendent vers l'eau et les activités liées à la mer, héritières d'une ténacité héritée de ceux qui ont défriché ces sols ingrats mais féconds. Lorsque le crépuscule s'établit, une lumière oblique transforme les grèves en surfaces métalliques, soulignant la rudesse élégante de ces paysages maritimes où chaque habitation semble guetter le ressac. La vie s'y organise selon une mesure lente, rythmée par les marées et les travaux de la terre, dans une constance qui ignore les agitations du monde moderne, préservant l'identité singulière de Petit-Matane dans la lumière crue et limpide du Bas-Saint-Laurent.
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Explore Petit-Matane, 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: 48.866667, -67.45. 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 Petit-Matane includes the postal code (G4W), 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 Petit-Matane 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) |