Explore Saint-Charles-de-Bourget, 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-Charles-de-Bourget, 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-Charles-de-Bourget 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-Charles-de-Bourget.
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-Charles-de-Bourget |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Charles-de-Bourget; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.492108 |
| Longitude | -71.407277 |
| Population | 784 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EKCJD |
Saint-Charles-de-Bourget is a municipality in Saint-Charles-de-Bourget; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Saint-Charles-de-Bourget is located at 48.4921°N, 71.4073°W.
Saint-Charles-de-Bourget rests with a quiet permanence near the slopes of Le Grand Coteau, where the land rises to meet the expansive sky of the Saguenay River valley. It lies 19.2 km east-south-east of Alma, QC (from Alma, QC: bearing 109°T), and is situated 14.6 km north-west of Jonquière. The air here holds a crisp, northern clarity, particularly as the evening light catches the distant ridges and settles over the fields. While Lac Onésime sits tucked away four kilometers from the center, its presence adds a subtle moisture to the breeze that drifts across the rolling terrain. The landscape is defined by this proximity to the water, a constant, low-frequency hum of geography that shapes how the days unfold. Further afield, the rugged descent of Chutes Murdock stands thirteen kilometers away, marking the wilder contours of the surrounding wilderness with its persistent, rushing sound. Settlement in Saint-Charles-de-Bourget grew from the necessity of carving a life out of the dense, resilient woodlands that once dominated this interior reach. Agriculture has long defined the local economy, with heavy, dark soil yielding harvests that sustain the people who have remained here for generations. The daily life of Saint-Charles-de-Bourget moves with the turning of the seasons, demanding a practical attention to the land that keeps the residents grounded in their work. Traditions remain rooted in the simple, shared labor of harvest and the maintenance of homesteads, reflecting a cultural character built on self-reliance. Even as the modern world shifts, the people here maintain a steady connection to the physical reality of their surroundings, finding satisfaction in the enduring rhythm of a life lived close to the earth.
Saint-Charles-de-Bourget s'étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les terres hautes qui dominent les eaux profondes de la rivière Saguenay. À l'approche du crépuscule, la lumière décline sur le Grand Coteau, enveloppant les champs et les battures d'une clarté argentée qui semble suspendre le cours des heures. Les habitants, héritiers d'une ténacité agricole forgée par les rigueurs du sol, entretiennent un lien silencieux avec cette géographie sculptée par les glaces anciennes. Non loin de là, le lac Onésime repose dans un creux de terre, miroir immobile reflétant les nuances changeantes du ciel boréal, tandis que le fracas lointain des chutes Murdock ponctue le murmure constant du vent dans les conifères. Saint-Charles-de-Bourget incarne cette persévérance des gens du Nord, où le labeur quotidien se mesure à l'immensité du relief environnant. Les toits des maisons, dispersés sur le plateau, guettent le passage des saisons avec une patience presque minérale. Ici, la rudesse du climat ne diminue pas la douceur des soirées d'été, quand l'air se rafraîchit au contact de la rivière Saguenay, offrant aux résidents une quiétude que seul le souffle du Grand Coteau parvient à troubler. Cette existence, ancrée dans la terre nourricière, puise sa force dans une simplicité qui refuse les artifices pour privilégier la rectitude des horizons.
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Explore Saint-Charles-de-Bourget, 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: 48.492108, -71.407277. 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-Charles-de-Bourget includes the postal code (G8A), 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-Charles-de-Bourget 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) |