Explore Place-aux-Français, 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 Place-aux-Français, 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 Place-aux-Français 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 Place-aux-Français.
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 | Place-aux-Français |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Baie-Trinité; Manicouagan |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.553889 |
| Longitude | -67.236944 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G0H |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EMPGH |
Place-aux-Français is a locality in Baie-Trinité; Manicouagan, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Place-aux-Français is located at 49.5539°N, 67.2369°W.
Place-aux-Français rests firmly against the cold, expansive reach of the St. Lawrence, where the shifting tides dictate the mood of the shoreline. It lies 15.4 km north-north-east of Baie-Trinité, QC (from Baie-Trinité, QC: bearing 18°T), and is situated 14.6 km south-south-west of Pointe-aux-Anglais. The Petite rivière de la Trinité carves its path through the terrain, meeting the salt water with a persistent, low-frequency hum that defines the acoustic life of the coast. When the light leans long and grey across the water at dusk, the horizon seems to dissolve into a singular, bruised purple line. Inland, the terrain rises in quiet, rugged increments, eventually cradling the stillness of Lac Fred, which sits roughly 5 km away as a dark, reflective mirror tucked into the boreal growth. The history of Place-aux-Français clings to the hard-won gains of those who looked to the water for their livelihood. Men and women here have long measured their days by the seasonal pulse of the maritime environment, balancing the demands of the fishery against the tightening grip of the northern winter. The local economy persists through a pragmatic endurance, mirroring the stoic character of a population accustomed to the bracing salt air and the sudden, sharp clarity of a clearing sky. While the modern world presses in with its own requirements, the life of the place retains a focus on the immediate: the maintenance of gear, the anticipation of the next tide, and the quiet observation of the weather as it rolls in from the open water.
Place-aux-Français s'étire avec une humilité minérale le long des eaux froides du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle du large vient polir les rives de la Petite rivière de la Trinité. Dans cette portion de la côte, la lumière déclinante du crépuscule dépose une teinte d'acier sur les galets, révélant la patience des hommes qui ont appris à habiter ces terres austères. À quelques lieues de là, les eaux calmes du lac Fred dorment sous le couvert des forêts boréales, tandis que le ressac contre le rivage rythme le quotidien des habitants habitués à la rigueur des marées. L'identité de Place-aux-Français se forge dans ce dialogue permanent entre la rudesse du climat et la générosité imprévisible du fleuve, véritable artère nourricière. Les foyers s'installent à l'abri des vents, tournés vers l'immensité maritime, perpétuant une existence simple où chaque geste, de la pêche aux travaux de subsistance, honore la mémoire des premiers arrivants. Ici, l'air porte une odeur de sel et de résine, une signature olfactive qui définit chaque matinée. La proximité immédiate avec la Petite rivière de la Trinité et le Saint-Laurent insuffle à Place-aux-Français une vitalité singulière, une persévérance silencieuse qui résiste aux assauts de l'hiver en attendant, avec une confiance tranquille, le retour des beaux jours.
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Explore Place-aux-Français, 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: 49.553889, -67.236944. 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 Place-aux-Français includes the postal code (G0H), 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 Place-aux-Français 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) |