Explore Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix, 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-Placide-de-Charlevoix, 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-Placide-de-Charlevoix 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-Placide-de-Charlevoix.
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-Placide-de-Charlevoix |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Baie-Saint-Paul; Charlevoix |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.409241 |
| Longitude | -70.625835 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G3Z |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EIAVY |
Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix is a hamlet in Baie-Saint-Paul; Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix is located at 47.4092°N, 70.6258°W.
Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix rests along the expansive reach of the St. Lawrence, where the rugged terrain of the Côte des Bœufs meets the shifting tides. It lies 9.4 km west-south-west of Baie-Saint-Paul, QC (from Baie-Saint-Paul, QC: bearing 248°T), and is situated 12.7 km north-north-west of Petite-Rivière. The air here holds a sharp, brine-heavy clarity, especially when the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered pewter against the darkening banks of the Rivière à Idas. Inland, the land climbs toward the quiet solitude of Lac à Ovide-Bouchard, situated just a few kilometers from the primary settlements. Beyond these immediate surroundings, the wilder, protected expanses of Parc national des Grands-Jardins wait some distance away, grounding Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix in a landscape defined by both the river’s relentless pull and the granite-strewn hills of the Canadian Shield. The history of Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix is anchored in the hard-won labor of those who cleared the slopes and worked the rocky soil near the riverbank. Local families long maintained a reliance on the land and the St. Lawrence, their lives turning on the seasonal migrations of fish and the stubborn growth of hardy crops. Today, the economy reflects a transition from traditional subsistence to a quieter, modern existence that values the isolation of the Charlevoix region. The pace of life follows the cooling currents that move off the water, leaving the residents to manage their days with a steady, deliberate focus that acknowledges the quiet power of their geography.
Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix déploie ses terres sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où le souffle salin rencontre la rudesse des terres hautes. À proximité de la Côte des Bœufs, le relief s'incline doucement vers les eaux de la Rivière à Idas, traçant un sillon de vie dans la pierre et le limon. La lumière du soir y possède une densité particulière, une clarté qui semble stagner au-dessus des champs avant de se dissoudre dans l'immensité du fleuve. À quelques lieues, le Lac à Ovide-Bouchard demeure une poche de silence sombre, tandis qu'au loin, les crêtes du Parc national des Grands-Jardins ferment l'horizon, rappelant aux habitants la puissance sauvage des reliefs environnants. L'existence à Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix s'organise selon le rythme des marées et le labeur des saisons agricoles, une discipline héritée des générations qui ont appris à lire le ciel pour mieux domestiquer le sol. Les maisons, tournées vers le courant, semblent prêtes à affronter les vents qui dévalent des plateaux, conservant cette austérité fière propre aux lieux où l'homme doit composer avec les caprices de la nature. Chaque automne, la terre refroidit sous une chape de givre matinal, imposant aux résidents une vigilance tranquille, celle des gens qui savent que leur survie dépend de cette terre exigeante, baignée par les eaux froides et le passage incessant des navires au large.
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Explore Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix, 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: 47.409241, -70.625835. 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-de-Charlevoix 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.
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-Placide-de-Charlevoix 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) |