Explore Plage-Jacques-Cartier, 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 Plage-Jacques-Cartier, 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 Plage-Jacques-Cartier 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 Plage-Jacques-Cartier.
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 | Plage-Jacques-Cartier |
| Type | Resort |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Québec; Capitale-Nationale |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.748056 |
| Longitude | -71.331667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G1Y |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EHRIB |
Plage-Jacques-Cartier is a resort in Québec; Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Plage-Jacques-Cartier is located at 46.7481°N, 71.3317°W.
Plage-Jacques-Cartier rests where the land softens into the St. Lawrence, cradled near the elevation of the Coteau Chevreuil. It lies 2.1 km east-south-east of Vieux-Cap-Rouge, QC (from Vieux-Cap-Rouge, QC: bearing 124°T), and is situated 11.9 km south-west of Québec. The Rivière du Cap Rouge feeds the shoreline, its currents carrying the cool, damp breath of the water against the silt and stone of the banks. A few kilometers inland, the stillness of Lac Saint-Augustin contrasts with the distant, thunderous pulse of the Chutes de la Chaudière, which marks the horizon with a fine, perpetual mist. At dusk, the light catches the reeds and the dark, muscular flow of the river, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered pewter that seems to hold the day’s lingering heat. Plage-Jacques-Cartier bears the quiet weight of maritime passage, reflecting an era when the river served as the primary artery for travel and trade. The legacy of the early explorers clings to these banks, where the rhythmic movement of the tide dictates the pace of the morning. Modern life in Plage-Jacques-Cartier blends the industry of the water with the quiet permanence of the surrounding landscape, as residents move between the river’s edge and the high ground of the Coteau Chevreuil. The air here holds a distinct sharpness, carrying the scent of wet earth and river weeds, a reminder that the river remains the presiding spirit of the locality.
Plage-Jacques-Cartier s’étire avec une langueur contemplative sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le fleuve impose son souffle puissant et ses marées cycliques. À proximité de Coteau Chevreuil, le terrain s’incline doucement vers la Rivière du Cap Rouge, dont les eaux sinueuses viennent se fondre dans le courant majestueux, rappelant les premières explorations qui ont sculpté l’identité de ces terres. Le paysage conserve cette sérénité particulière des espaces ouverts, tandis que la lumière déclinante du soir nimbe les berges d’une clarté argentée, transformant le rivage en un sanctuaire de silence. À environ cinq kilomètres de là, le Lac Saint-Augustin et les Chutes de la Chaudière ponctuent l’horizon, marquant la géographie environnante par leur présence immobile ou sonore. Les habitants de Plage-Jacques-Cartier vivent au rythme des saisons qui modifient la texture des sables et l’humeur des vents, dans une atmosphère où l’héritage des premiers occupants se devine encore dans la configuration des sentiers côtiers. Entre la vigueur du fleuve et la quiétude des terres intérieures, ce site préserve une allure sauvage, presque solennelle, où la vie quotidienne se déploie sans artifice sous l’immensité d’un ciel qui semble ne jamais vouloir clore son horizon.
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Explore Plage-Jacques-Cartier, 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: 46.748056, -71.331667. 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 Plage-Jacques-Cartier includes the postal code (G1Y), 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 Plage-Jacques-Cartier 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) |