Explore Saint-Nazaire, 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-Nazaire, 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-Nazaire 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-Nazaire.
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-Nazaire |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Nazaire; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.583333 |
| Longitude | -71.533333 |
| Population | 2,029 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0H |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EMTYQ |
Saint-Nazaire is a municipality in Saint-Nazaire; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Saint-Nazaire is located at 48.5833°N, 71.5333°W.
Saint-Nazaire occupies a quiet stretch of land near the Côte du Côtoyage, where the Saguenay River defines the edges of the horizon. It lies 9.6 km east-north-east of Alma, QC (from Alma, QC: bearing 67°T), and is situated 15.2 km west-north-west of Saint-Ambroise. The terrain surrounding Saint-Nazaire holds a stillness that gathers in the shadows of the late afternoon, particularly as the light catches the low-lying fields. Lac à la Mine sits tucked away just 3 km from the center, a silent basin that reflects the shifting moods of the sky. Farther out, the expansive reach of Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon lies 34 km away, preserving a wilder edge that contrasts with the settled, working character of the immediate surroundings. Here, the air carries a crisp, northern clarity that sharpens the outline of the distant tree lines and makes the transition into dusk feel deliberate and heavy with presence. Saint-Nazaire grew from a tradition of resilient land stewardship, with the local economy rooted in the cycle of agriculture and the steady labor of those who know the earth’s temperament. The people of Saint-Nazaire maintain a life attuned to the changing seasons, valuing a pace that allows the work of the day to reach a natural conclusion before the stars appear. While the proximity to the Saguenay River has historically shaped the movement of goods and people, the identity of Saint-Nazaire rests primarily on the endurance of its families and the quiet persistence of its homesteads. Even as modern demands press inward, the daily life of Saint-Nazaire retains a sense of focus, finding meaning in the simple, repetitive chores that define a rural existence.
Saint-Nazaire déploie ses habitations sur un plateau qui domine, de loin, les eaux sombres de la rivière Saguenay. À l’horizon, la lumière déclinante caresse la Côte du Côtoyage, révélant la texture minérale et robuste d’un sol façonné par le travail agricole et la rudesse des hivers. La proximité du Lac à la Mine, niché à quelques kilomètres, apporte une fraîcheur humide qui imprègne les jardins et les vergers, tandis que l’immensité sauvage du Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon, situé un peu plus loin, rappelle aux habitants la puissance indomptable de la nature environnante. Saint-Nazaire conserve cette allure de terre de labeur, où les toits se serrent contre le vent qui remonte le courant. L’histoire locale, marquée par une vocation terrienne tenace, se lit dans la disposition des rangs et la droiture des chemins qui tracent des lignes nettes vers les forêts boréales. Lorsque le crépuscule s’installe, une quiétude particulière descend sur les champs, transformant les écorces et les clôtures en silhouettes silencieuses. Ici, le quotidien suit un rythme lent, calqué sur les cycles de la terre et le souffle constant qui balaie les plateaux, offrant à Saint-Nazaire une existence sereine, à la fois tournée vers ses racines et ouverte sur les vastes étendues boréales qui bornent son horizon.
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Explore Saint-Nazaire, 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: 48.583333, -71.533333. 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-Nazaire includes the postal code (J0H), 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-Nazaire 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) |