Explore Plage-Somerville, 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-Somerville, 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-Somerville 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-Somerville.
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-Somerville |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Anicet; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.086941 |
| Longitude | -74.423652 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J7X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHRIH |
Plage-Somerville is a hamlet in Saint-Anicet; Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Plage-Somerville is located at 45.0869°N, 74.4237°W.
Plage-Somerville rests quietly upon the low-lying shore of Lake St. Francis, where the land meets the water in a long, deliberate stretch of quiet terrain. It lies 24.7 km east-north-east of Cornwall, QC (from Cornwall, QC: bearing 74°T), and is situated 11.4 km north-north-east of Dundee. The air here carries the damp weight of the lake, a cool breath that settles over the Côte Saumier and clings to the reeds as evening approaches. Plage-Somerville maintains a character defined by this proximity to the water, where the horizon broadens into a pale expanse of shifting light. Though the Raisin River flows through the broader landscape some 7 km away, the immediate life of the locality remains anchored to the lakefront, where the water dictates the slow, seasonal turn of the days. The history of Plage-Somerville persists in the modest architecture of the shoreline, mirroring a long-standing relationship with the surrounding agricultural lands of Saint-Anicet and Le Haut-Saint-Laurent. Economic activity here has traditionally leaned toward the rhythms of the land and the lake, favoring small-scale endeavors that respect the local geography. Residents often find themselves attuned to the specific texture of the seasons, watching as the light shifts across the wide surface of Lake St. Francis during the harvest months. This locality preserves a sense of stillness, existing not as a hub of industry, but as a place where the water and the earth maintain a steady, quiet correspondence.
Plage-Somerville s'étire avec une langueur mélancolique sur les rives basses du lac St. Francis, là où la terre du Haut-Saint-Laurent semble hésiter entre la solidité des champs cultivés et l'immensité liquide. À proximité de Côte Saumier, l'air s'alourdit d'une fraîcheur humide que les vents apportent depuis les étendues du lac, conférant aux crépuscules une teinte argentée qui nimbe les herbes hautes et les rivages de pierre. À sept kilomètres de là, le cours lent de la rivière Raisin serpente à travers une topographie plane, rappelant la patience nécessaire aux anciens défricheurs venus transformer ces terres fertiles en un domaine agricole à la fois austère et généreux. Plage-Somerville conserve cette intimité des lieux tournés vers l'eau, où le rythme des journées se mesure aux oscillations de la marée intérieure et au passage des saisons qui modifient la texture même de l'horizon. La vie y suit un cours discret, héritière d'une tradition rurale qui privilégie le silence des vastes plaines sur l'agitation des centres urbains. Les ombres s'allongent sur le sol limoneux, soulignant la rudesse du relief, tandis que l'humidité constante du paysage façonne une identité forte, liée aux caprices du lac St. Francis et à la persistance d'une agriculture qui puise sa vitalité dans ces sols profonds.
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Explore Plage-Somerville, 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: 45.086941, -74.423652. 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-Somerville 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-Somerville 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) |