Explore Saint-Nazaire-du-Lac-Saint-Jean, 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-du-Lac-Saint-Jean, 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-du-Lac-Saint-Jean 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-du-Lac-Saint-Jean.
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-du-Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Type | Post Office |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Nazaire; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.588611 |
| Longitude | -71.5525 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8C |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EPINO |
Saint-Nazaire-du-Lac-Saint-Jean is a post office in Saint-Nazaire; Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Saint-Nazaire-du-Lac-Saint-Jean is located at 48.5886°N, 71.5525°W.
Saint-Nazaire-du-Lac-Saint-Jean occupies a quiet expanse of land defined by the rolling textures of the Côte du Côtoyage and the expansive sky above the Saguenay region. It lies 8.6 km east-north-east of Alma, QC (from Alma, QC: bearing 60°T), and is situated 15.1 km north-north-east of Saint-Bruno. The earth here holds the light of late afternoon with a peculiar, heavy warmth, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward Lac Cimon, located just 3 km away. While the Saguenay River flows about 5 km from the center, the surrounding terrain maintains a sturdy, agricultural composure that resists the rush of the modern world. Even the air feels distilled, carrying the faint, sharp scent of balsam and turned soil that defines the changing seasons. Residents move through their days with a steady focus, their lives shaped by the proximity of the land and the distant, cooling presence of Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon, which sits 33 km to the northeast. The history of Saint-Nazaire-du-Lac-Saint-Jean reflects the resilience of those who first cleared these stubborn, fertile plots to build a life in the northern interior. Agriculture remains the quiet heartbeat of the local economy, with family-run farms providing a foundational stability that has persisted for generations. Beyond the fields, the collective identity of Saint-Nazaire-du-Lac-Saint-Jean centers on a deep familiarity with the immediate horizon and a commitment to maintaining the small-scale traditions of the region. Neighbors recognize one another by the sound of a passing truck or the specific way a gate swings, an intimacy born from shared winters and the labor of sustaining the harvest. In this corner of Quebec, the legacy of the past persists not in monuments, but in the enduring, calloused hands of those who continue to work the ground.
Saint-Nazaire-du-Lac-Saint-Jean s'étire avec une simplicité robuste sur les terres fertiles qui bordent la Côte du Côtoyage, là où le sol semble conserver la mémoire des anciens défrichements. La lumière y possède une clarté singulière, déclinant doucement sur les champs cultivés tandis que l'air frais, porté par la proximité de la rivière Saguenay située à cinq kilomètres, enveloppe les habitations d'une fraîcheur vivifiante. À peine plus loin, le calme miroitant du Lac Cimon offre une halte immobile au regard, contrastant avec l'horizon plus vaste qui s'ouvre vers le nord en direction du Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon. L'existence à Saint-Nazaire-du-Lac-Saint-Jean se règle sur le rythme patient du travail de la terre, héritage d'une ténacité qui a su transformer les plaines en un paysage organisé et serein. Les façades des demeures et les rangs rectilignes soulignent une volonté de persister dans ce climat exigeant, où chaque récolte acquiert la valeur d'une victoire silencieuse. En fin de journée, le ciel s'élargit au-dessus des vastes étendues, plongeant les environs dans une pénombre bleutée qui souligne la présence apaisante des eaux voisines, tandis que la vie locale suit son cours sans artifice, fidèle à une identité forgée par la rigueur du climat et la générosité de la terre.
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Explore Saint-Nazaire-du-Lac-Saint-Jean, 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: 48.588611, -71.5525. 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-du-Lac-Saint-Jean includes the postal code (G8C), 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-du-Lac-Saint-Jean 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) |