Explore Place-du-Paysan, 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-du-Paysan, 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-du-Paysan 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-du-Paysan.
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-du-Paysan |
| Type | Residential Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lévis; Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.754722 |
| Longitude | -71.224444 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G6W |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EKKAJ |
Place-du-Paysan is a residential area in Lévis; Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Place-du-Paysan is located at 46.7547°N, 71.2244°W.
Place-du-Paysan anchors itself firmly upon the banks of the St. Lawrence, where the land rises with intention toward the Coteau Sainte-Geneviève. It lies 1.3 km east-south-east of Lévis, QC (from Lévis, QC: bearing 108°T), and is situated 6.7 km south of Québec. The Rivière Etchemin carves a patient path through the terrain, its presence shaping the moisture in the air and the verdant quality of the soil near the water’s edge. As the light shifts toward dusk, the horizon takes on a bruised, metallic violet, casting long, sharp shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant Chutes de la Chaudière. Lac Bargoné remains a quiet, hidden presence roughly 8 km away, a mirror for the changing seasons tucked away from the main currents of the river. The wind here carries a sharp clarity, a reminder that Place-du-Paysan occupies a space where the heavy pull of the St. Lawrence defines the daily movement of the atmosphere. The history of Place-du-Paysan clings to the legacy of those who first cleared these slopes, finding a livelihood in the fertile earth and the steady, reliable flow of local waterways. Life in Lévis preserves a particular focus on the land, where the local economy maintains a link to traditional practices even as modern industry hums in the periphery. People move through the day with a deliberate attention to the tasks at hand, acknowledging the seasonal shifts that dictate the rhythm of the harvest and the maintenance of the homesteads. Local traditions persist in the quiet gathering of neighbors, a habit born of long winters and the necessity of shared resilience. In the clear, cold mornings, the stillness of the landscape feels heavy and absolute, grounding the identity of those who live within sight of the river.
Place-du-Paysan s'étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le fleuve impose sa cadence souveraine aux terres de la rive sud. Près de Coteau Sainte-Geneviève, l'air s'alourdit d'une fraîcheur humide provenant de la Rivière Etchemin, dont les eaux se faufilent entre les berges pour rejoindre le grand courant. Le paysage conserve une mémoire ancienne, marquée par l'héritage agricole qui a façonné ces plaines fertiles, bien avant que le bourdonnement moderne ne s'installe. À quelques lieues de là, les Chutes de la Chaudière grondent dans une sourde persistance, rappelant la puissance brute des éléments qui entourent ce secteur, tandis que le Lac Bargoné repose, plus discret, dans une réserve de silence à huit kilomètres de distance. Les crépuscules y étirent des ombres longues sur le sol, offrant une lumière dorée qui semble suspendre le rythme des activités quotidiennes. Place-du-Paysan demeure fidèle à cette géographie austère et généreuse, où chaque parcelle de terrain porte le poids des traditions paysannes et de la persévérance. La vie s'y écoule avec la lenteur des saisons, portée par le souffle du large qui monte du fleuve, transformant chaque fin de journée en une contemplation sereine devant l'immensité grise et bleue des eaux.
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Explore Place-du-Paysan, 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: 46.754722, -71.224444. 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-du-Paysan includes the postal code (G6W), 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-du-Paysan 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) |