Explore Plage-Saint-François, 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-Saint-François, 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-Saint-François 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-Saint-François.
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-Saint-François |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Barbe; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.179229 |
| Longitude | -74.214683 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J7X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EHRIG |
Plage-Saint-François is a locality in Sainte-Barbe; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Plage-Saint-François is located at 45.1792°N, 74.2147°W.
Plage-Saint-François rests upon the low, unassuming shore of Lake St. Francis, where the horizon dissolves into the soft, grey-blue expanse of the water. It lies 10.7 km south-west of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC (from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC: bearing 218°T), and is situated 12.8 km south-south-west of Coteau-du-Lac. The air here carries a persistent dampness from the lake, and as the sun dips behind the Coteau de la Rivière La Guerre, the light turns a bruised violet that clings to the reeds and the flat, open fields. While the Rivière Beaudette flows with quiet purpose some 8 km distant, life at Plage-Saint-François maintains a focus on the immediate edge of the shore, where the land meets the lake in a long, contemplative line. Though Parc national d'Oka exists 36 km away, the local horizon feels entirely defined by the shifting moods of the water and the quiet, persistent pressure of the wind. The historical character of Plage-Saint-François draws from its long relationship with the fertile soil of Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, a region where the economy has traditionally looked toward the yield of the earth and the accessibility of the nearby waterways. Settlers established their holdings here to take advantage of the lake’s bounty, and the architecture of the older homes reflects a sturdy, utilitarian response to the seasonal demands of the climate. Modern life at Plage-Saint-François continues to honor this legacy of self-reliance, with residents finding a particular stillness in the mornings before the heat rises from the fields. Even as the modern world encroaches, the local identity stays fixed to the rhythms of the seasons, characterized by a deep, quiet familiarity with the surrounding terrain that feels as natural as the turning of the tide.
Plage-Saint-François s’étire avec une langueur tranquille le long des rives du lac St. Francis, là où le ciel bas et changeant du Haut-Saint-Laurent semble vouloir toucher l’eau. À proximité de la Rivière La Guerre, le sol plat et fertile porte la mémoire d’une agriculture tenace, héritière des familles qui ont su lire la patience des terres basses. La lumière déclinante du soir transforme la surface du lac St. Francis en une nappe de métal sombre, tandis que l’air frais, presque minéral, remonte des berges pour envelopper les habitations éparpillées. À environ huit kilomètres, la Rivière Beaudette poursuit son cours discret, ignorant l’agitation lointaine des grands axes pour se perdre dans une zone humide où le silence est souverain. Plus loin, vers le nord-est à environ trente-six kilomètres, se dessine la silhouette lointaine du Parc national d'Oka, rappelant la vaste étendue géographique qui lie ces horizons. La vie à Plage-Saint-François s'ordonne selon le rythme des marées intérieures et des vents qui balaient les champs, offrant aux résidents une existence dépouillée, faite de gestes simples et d'une observation constante de l'eau. Ici, la terre et le lac entretiennent un dialogue silencieux, forgeant une identité austère et lumineuse, loin des artifices urbains.
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Explore Plage-Saint-François, 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: 45.179229, -74.214683. 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-Saint-François includes the postal code (J7X), 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-Saint-François 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) |