Explore Saint-Abdon, 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 Saint-Abdon, 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 Saint-Abdon 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 Saint-Abdon.
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 | Saint-Abdon |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse; Les Etchemins |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.459919 |
| Longitude | -70.464791 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQSHI |
Saint-Abdon is a administrative sector in Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse; Les Etchemins, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Saint-Abdon is located at 46.4599°N, 70.4648°W.
Saint-Abdon sits tucked within the rugged folds of Le Gros Morne, where the land rises to meet a sky that often holds the bruised, violet light of late afternoon. It lies 36.4 km south-west of Secteur des Sentiers-Pédestres-de-Saint-Fabien, QC (from Secteur des Sentiers-Pédestres-de-Saint-Fabien, QC: bearing 217°T), and is situated 7.7 km north-north-east of Lac-Etchemin. The terrain here is defined by the steady, persistent presence of the Rivière Etchemin, which carves a cool path through the valley, drawing the mist close to the ground as the temperature drops. Nearby, the quiet surface of Lac à Pierre reflects the changing seasons, offering a still counterpoint to the movement of the water, while the protected expanse of the Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon guards the deeper, older character of the surrounding woods. Life in Saint-Abdon moves with the quiet demands of the seasons, shaped by the cycles of forestry and the small-scale agricultural efforts that have defined these slopes for generations. The people here maintain a steady connection to the land, their days marked by the sound of the wind through the trees and the seasonal shifting of the Rivière Etchemin. While the region remains relatively secluded, the local identity is firmly rooted in the physical reality of the terrain, where the proximity to the Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon encourages a deep respect for the wilder reaches of the landscape. It is a place that finds its strength in the stillness, holding onto a modest, enduring way of life that values the clarity of the air and the endurance of the hills.
Saint-Abdon se déploie sur les pentes vigoureuses du Gros Morne, là où la terre de Bellechasse s'élève pour mieux épouser le ciel. Le regard suit le tracé intime de la Rivière Etchemin, dont le courant accompagne la vie des habitants avec une constance presque minérale. Lorsque le crépuscule s'installe, la lumière bascule et dépose sur les champs une clarté fragile, révélant la rugosité des reliefs qui protègent Saint-Abdon des vents trop brusques. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac à Pierre offre son miroir immobile à la course des nuages, tandis que la Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon, située non loin, préserve un silence ancien que seule la faune ose interrompre. L'économie locale, façonnée par la rudesse et la générosité du sol, porte la mémoire d'un travail acharné où la patience des hommes répond à la lenteur des cycles naturels. Les traditions demeurent vivantes dans cette géographie de crêtes et de vallons, marquées par une identité façonnée dans le contact quotidien avec une nature exigeante. Ici, la vie se mesure à l'aune des saisons de récoltes et à la clarté des matins qui transforment la rosée en diamants éphémères sur les sommets environnants.
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Explore Saint-Abdon, 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: 46.459919, -70.464791. 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 Saint-Abdon includes the postal code (G5X), 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 Saint-Abdon 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) |