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| Place | Saint-Placide-Nord |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Baie-Saint-Paul; Charlevoix |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.463594 |
| Longitude | -70.591896 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G3Z |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EJYOF |
Saint-Placide-Nord is a hamlet in Baie-Saint-Paul; Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Saint-Placide-Nord is located at 47.4636°N, 70.5919°W.
Saint-Placide-Nord rests upon the rugged slopes of the Côte des Bœufs, looking out across the vast, cold expanse of the St. Lawrence. It lies 6.7 km west-north-west of Baie-Saint-Paul, QC (from Baie-Saint-Paul, QC: bearing 292°T), and is situated 11.2 km south-south-west of Saint-Urbain-de-Charlevoix. The air here holds a sharp, brine-heavy clarity, cooling quickly as the sun dips behind the high ridges that define the horizon. Within this terrain, the terrain is defined by its proximity to the water, where the light at dusk turns the surface of the St. Lawrence into a sheet of hammered pewter. While the Rivière des Mares flows through the lower reaches some 6 km away and the quiet basin of Lac du Pied du Mont sits 5 km distant, the land itself remains dominated by the sheer verticality of the surrounding hills, which pull the gaze upward toward the distant, wild reaches of Parc national des Grands-Jardins located 31 km away. The history of Saint-Placide-Nord is tied to the stubborn persistence required to coax a living from these steep, rocky inclines. Agriculture and the seasonal rhythms of the coast have long dictated the pace of life, keeping the inhabitants attuned to the shift of the tides and the long, silent endurance of the winter months. Local industry here relies on a deep knowledge of the terrain, where small-scale harvests and the quiet management of the woodlots provide a steady, if modest, existence. Even as the seasons turn, the people maintain a grounded perspective, finding beauty in the way the morning frost clings to the low-lying brush before the sun burns it away, leaving the land raw and honest under the expansive northern sky.
Saint-Placide-Nord s’étire le long des rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle salin de l’estuaire rencontre la rudesse de la Côte des Bœufs. Sous le ciel changeant de Charlevoix, la lumière déclinante transforme les champs en une étendue cuivrée, révélant la patience des terres façonnées par l’agriculture et l’isolement volontaire. À quelques encablures, le murmure de la Rivière des Mares se perd dans le tumulte du grand fleuve, tandis que le Lac du Pied du Mont conserve en ses eaux sombres le silence des forêts environnantes. L’horizon est marqué par la silhouette lointaine du Parc national des Grands-Jardins, dont les reliefs accidentés semblent surveiller le labeur quotidien des habitants. Saint-Placide-Nord vit au rythme des marées et du travail de la terre, héritière d’une tradition où chaque geste, de la récolte à l’entretien des sentiers, honore la ténacité des premiers défricheurs. Ici, le paysage ne se donne pas d’emblée, il exige une attention soutenue pour dévoiler la profondeur de ses vallons et la rigueur de son climat. Le vent, chargé de souvenirs et d’embruns, balaie les escarpements, rappelant à quiconque s’y aventure que Saint-Placide-Nord appartient autant au fleuve qu’à la montagne.
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Explore Saint-Placide-Nord, 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: 47.463594, -70.591896. 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-Placide-Nord includes the postal code (G3Z), 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.
Location data for Saint-Placide-Nord 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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |