Explore Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger, 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-François-Xavier-de-Viger, 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-François-Xavier-de-Viger 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-François-Xavier-de-Viger.
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.
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| Place | Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger; Rivière-du-Loup |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.856944 |
| Longitude | -69.245833 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G0L |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EHZUZ |
Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger is a municipality in Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger; Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger is located at 47.8569°N, 69.2458°W.
Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger rests within a landscape defined by its quiet elevation near the Montagne de la Tour, where the horizon holds a stillness that feels both ancient and enduring. It lies 21.8 km east of Rivière-du-Loup, QC (from Rivière-du-Loup, QC: bearing 84°T), and is situated 8.4 km west-north-west of Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup. The land surrounding Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger bears the marks of a rugged, rolling terrain that keeps a respectful distance from the distant rushing of the Rivière Sénescoupé. During the late afternoon, the light settles heavily upon the ridges, catching the pale surfaces of distant clearings and deepening the shadows near the basin of Lac à Grandmaison. While the vast expanse of Parc national du Lac-Témiscouata remains a significant presence some forty kilometers away, the local geography here stays concentrated on the immediate, earth-bound reality of field and forest. The air carries a crisp, thin quality that sharpens the edges of the barns and outbuildings, making the transition from the warmth of day to the cool of evening feel sudden and absolute. The history of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger is grounded in the steady labor of those who cleared the timber to make room for small-scale agriculture, establishing an identity rooted in independence and the seasonal turning of the soil. Economic life relies on the traditional rhythms of farming and forestry, practices that demand a practical, observant approach to the changing weather and the demands of the land. Families here maintain a long-standing connection to the province, preserving a way of life that values persistence and the quiet maintenance of local heritage over the rapid shifts of larger centers. The pace of daily activity moves according to the necessities of the harvest and the maintenance of the homestead, ensuring that the character of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger stays distinct and self-contained.
Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger se déploie sur les terres hautes du plateau appalachien, là où la lumière déclinante du soir semble s'attarder sur les reliefs accidentés de la Montagne de la Tour. Le regard porte loin sur ce territoire agricole, façonné par les mains des défricheurs dont la persévérance résonne encore dans le silence des champs. À proximité, le Lac à Grandmaison offre ses eaux paisibles à la contemplation, miroir discret d'un ciel changeant, tandis que la Rivière Sénescoupé trace son sillon sinueux dans les vallons avoisinants, rythmant la topographie de son murmure constant. L'horizon s'ouvre sur une vastitude que le Parc national du Lac-Témiscouata souligne par son étendue sauvage, rappelant aux habitants de Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger la proximité immédiate avec une nature indomptable. Les journées s'étirent ici avec la lenteur des saisons agricoles, entre les rangs qui dessinent la géométrie des terres et les boisés qui ferment le cadre. Cette terre, marquée par une histoire de labeur et de patience, conserve une identité humble, portée par ceux qui cultivent encore ces parcelles avec une fidélité silencieuse aux gestes ancestraux, loin de l'effervescence des grands centres, dans l'intimité d'un paysage où chaque colline raconte une part de l'âpreté et de la beauté de ce coin de pays.
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Explore Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger, 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: 47.856944, -69.245833. 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-François-Xavier-de-Viger includes the postal code (G0L), 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-François-Xavier-de-Viger 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) |