Explore Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir, 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-Octave-de-l'Avenir, 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-Octave-de-l'Avenir 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-Octave-de-l'Avenir.
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-Octave-de-l'Avenir |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Mont-Albert; La Haute-Gaspésie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.997778 |
| Longitude | -66.558611 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EJXZS |
Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir is a locality in Mont-Albert; La Haute-Gaspésie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir is located at 48.9978°N, 66.5586°W.
Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir rests in the rugged, high-shouldered embrace of the Mont Bellevue, where the air holds a sharp, clean clarity that settles deep into the lungs. It lies 14.4 km south-east of Cap-Chat, QC (from Cap-Chat, QC: bearing 139°T), and is situated 15.6 km south-south-west of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, heavy gold quality, catching the slopes of the surrounding hills before sinking into the shadows of the valleys. Just two kilometers away, the still surface of Lac à Jules-Raymond reflects the clouds with a glass-like precision, offering a quiet counterpoint to the more distant, rushing waters of the Petite rivière Cap-Chat Est, which flows some six kilometers from the center. While the vast wilderness of Parc national de la Gaspésie lies twenty-one kilometers distant, the immediate terrain near Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir feels carved from the same ancient, demanding rock, marked by a terrain that requires a persistent, steady hand to navigate. The history of Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir is tied to the industry of the woods and the stubborn will of those who sought to establish a foothold in the challenging geology of La Haute-Gaspésie. Much of the local character stems from this reliance on the land, where the economy has long oscillated between the demands of forestry and a quiet, subsistence-focused resilience. Life here moves according to the turning of the seasons, with the daily labor of residents often punctuated by the sound of wind moving through the dense stands of spruce and fir. Even now, the community retains a sense of seclusion, maintaining a distinct identity that feels separate from the busier coastal corridors, finding value in the stark, unadorned beauty of the mountains that rise protectively on every side.
Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir s'étire avec une ténacité silencieuse sur les terres hautes de la Haute-Gaspésie, là où le relief se cabre sous l'influence du Mont Bellevue. La lumière du crépuscule y possède une densité particulière, une limpidité froide qui semble figer les aspérités du terrain et transformer chaque crête en une promesse de solitude. À proximité, le Lac à Jules-Raymond recueille les ombres descendant des sommets, tandis que la Petite rivière Cap-Chat Est poursuit son cheminement discret à travers une topographie marquée par les rigueurs du climat boréal. L'histoire de Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir se confond avec les tentatives opiniâtres des hommes pour domestiquer un sol exigeant, loin des plaines fertiles, dans une atmosphère où le vent porte toujours l'écho des vastes étendues sauvages environnantes. À vingt et un kilomètres de distance, les massifs du Parc national de la Gaspésie imposent leur présence monumentale, rappelant sans cesse la proximité d'une nature indomptable qui encadre l'existence quotidienne. Ici, la vie se déroule dans une sobriété dépouillée, loin des agitations du monde, portée par une mémoire qui s'accroche aux roches et aux bois. L'air vif qui descend des hauteurs rappelle aux habitants la rudesse de leur héritage et la persistance nécessaire pour maintenir une présence humaine dans ce décor austère et magnifique.
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Explore Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir, 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: 48.997778, -66.558611. 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-Octave-de-l'Avenir includes the postal code (G4V), 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-Octave-de-l'Avenir 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) |