Explore Sainte-Florence, 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 Sainte-Florence, 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 Sainte-Florence 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 Sainte-Florence.
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 | Sainte-Florence |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sainte-Florence; La Matapédia |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.266667 |
| Longitude | -67.233333 |
| Population | 367 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EHZJI |
Sainte-Florence is a municipality in Sainte-Florence; La Matapédia, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Sainte-Florence is located at 48.2667°N, 67.2333°W.
Sainte-Florence rests in the quiet embrace of the valley, defined by the constant, low-voiced movement of the Rivière Matapédia. It lies 26.3 km south-east of Amqui, QC (from Amqui, QC: bearing 146°T), and is situated 19.1 km south-south-east of Lac-au-Saumon. The air here holds a crispness that sharpens the edges of the horizon, where the light at dusk settles in long, pale ribbons across the fields. While the stillness of the land invites a slow observation of the turning seasons, Lac Otter sits nine kilometers away, a hidden mirror reflecting the sky in a landscape that values the steady endurance of the earth. The history of Sainte-Florence finds its pulse in the labor of those who settled along the riverbanks, where the rhythms of the local economy have long turned on the forest and the land. Life in Sainte-Florence moves with the deliberate focus of a place that knows the value of its own isolation, keeping to traditions that favor the warmth of the hearth and the shared work of the season. The presence of the Rivière Matapédia acts as a constant companion to the residents, its current marking the passage of days with a persistence that asks for nothing but respect. Here, the weight of the past sits lightly, carried forward in the simple, honest architecture of the homes and the enduring character of a people who find their strength in the quietude of the valley.
Sainte-Florence s'étire avec une tranquille obstination le long des rives de la Rivière Matapédia, là où le courant murmure des récits anciens aux arbres qui penchent leur ramure vers l'eau vive. Sous une lumière déclinante, le paysage prend une teinte ambrée, révélant la texture d'un sol façonné par des générations de labeur agricole et forestier. À environ neuf kilomètres de là, le Lac Otter repose dans un silence minéral, observant la vie qui s'écoule avec la régularité d'une horloge naturelle. Le relief, marqué par les courbes douces de la vallée, impose une humilité sereine à quiconque parcourt ses chemins, tandis que l'air, chargé d'une humidité légère, porte le parfum des conifères et de la terre retournée. Sainte-Florence préserve une identité façonnée par l'héritage acadien, visible dans la rudesse élégante de ses bâtiments et dans cette manière particulière qu'ont ses habitants de saluer le passage des jours. Ici, la modernité s'efface devant la permanence du courant, et chaque crépuscule semble suspendre le temps, invitant à une contemplation profonde des éléments qui composent ce cadre singulier, loin de l'agitation des grands centres, dans une paix que seule la proximité de la Rivière Matapédia sait offrir.
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Explore Sainte-Florence, 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: 48.266667, -67.233333. 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 Sainte-Florence includes the postal code (G5J), 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 Sainte-Florence 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) |