Explore Saint-Germain, 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-Germain, 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-Germain 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-Germain.
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-Germain |
| Type | Residential Area |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Rimouski; Rimouski-Neigette |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.447778 |
| Longitude | -68.531389 |
| Population | 294 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5L |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EJIVZ |
Saint-Germain is a residential area in Rimouski; Rimouski-Neigette, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Saint-Germain is located at 48.4478°N, 68.5314°W.
Saint-Germain holds a quiet vigilance along the banks of the St. Lawrence, where the land yields to the heavy, salt-flecked air of the river. It lies 29.5 km west-south-west of Mont-Joli, QC (from Mont-Joli, QC: bearing 239°T), and is situated 15.8 km south-west of Sainte-Luce. The terrain around Saint-Germain rises toward the Le Mondrain, a ridge that watches over the persistent flow of the Rivière Rimouski as it carves its path toward the sea. To the west, the rugged profile of Parc national du Bic defines the horizon, while the stillness of Petit lac des Joncs remains tucked away just five kilometers from the center of activity. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, metallic blue, catching the surface of the water until the river seems to hold more brilliance than the sky itself. The history of Saint-Germain lingers in the architecture of its older houses and the enduring work of those who sustain the local economy through agriculture and trade. Life in Saint-Germain moves with the deliberate focus of those who have long understood the demands of the seasons and the cycle of the tides. The residents maintain a sturdy independence, their daily existence shaped by the cold, clean wind that pulls across the fields and descends from the higher ground. Even in the height of summer, the air retains a sharp, bracing clarity that reminds everyone of the proximity to the wilderness.
Saint-Germain s'étire avec une patience minérale sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle salin rencontre la terre ferme près du Mondrain. La lumière déclinante y caresse les berges de la Rivière Rimouski, étirant de longues ombres sur les sols qui ont nourri des générations de familles attachées à cette géographie rigoureuse. L'horizon s'ouvre sur l'immensité marine tandis que, dans les terres, le Petit lac des Joncs conserve le silence des espaces sauvages à quelques lieues seulement. L'existence à Saint-Germain suit le rythme des marées et des travaux de la terre, façonnant une identité façonnée par la proximité du Parc national du Bic, dont les reliefs sculptés par le givre et le vent dominent la ligne de crête vers l'ouest. Les habitants habitent ce paysage avec une humilité héritée des premiers défricheurs, trouvant dans la rudesse du climat une forme de noblesse quotidienne. Ici, la permanence des éléments naturels dicte une manière d'être, entre la force des courants fluviaux et la tranquillité des zones forestières, dans cette portion du Québec où le ciel semble plus vaste, plus proche, presque tangible, invitant à une contemplation constante des cycles qui régissent la vie des hommes et des bêtes.
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Explore Saint-Germain, 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: 48.447778, -68.531389. 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-Germain includes the postal code (G5L), 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-Germain 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) |