Explore Sayabec, 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 Sayabec, 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 Sayabec 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 Sayabec.
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 | Sayabec |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Sayabec; La Matapédia |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.565311 |
| Longitude | -67.684938 |
| Population | 1,706 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G5J |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EKMWV |
Sayabec is a municipality in Sayabec; La Matapédia, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Sayabec is located at 48.5653°N, 67.6849°W.
Sayabec rests in a hollow of the earth where the air holds the crisp, expectant chill of the nearby Collines Chic-Chocs. It lies 21.8 km west-north-west of Amqui, QC (from Amqui, QC: bearing 302°T), and is situated 10.7 km west-north-west of Val-Brillant. The Rivière Sayabec cuts a clear, silver line through the valley, its currents mirroring the grey-blue light that gathers beneath the clouds as evening settles over the valley floor. Only two kilometers away, the still surface of Lac Bélanger catches the fading sun, reflecting a landscape that feels ancient and held in place by the weight of the surrounding slopes. The geography here demands a certain patience from those who dwell within it, as the terrain rises and falls in long, green breaths toward the horizon. Settlement in Sayabec grew from the necessity of the land, with early industry turning toward the timber that crowded the hills and the fertile soil that allowed farming to take root. Even now, the economy reflects a practical inheritance, balancing the output of the woods with the quiet, steady work of local producers. Life in Sayabec moves with the seasonal turning of the light, marking the passing of days through the hum of machinery and the silence of the woods. There is a particular clarity to the mornings here, when the frost clings to the edges of the Rivière Sayabec and the community begins its work under the watchful presence of the rising ground.
Sayabec s'étire avec une tranquille assurance entre les pentes douces et les promesses de terre cultivée, là où l'horizon se heurte aux silhouettes lointaines des Collines Chic-Chocs. La lumière déclinante y dépose une patine dorée sur les toits, tandis que la Rivière Sayabec poursuit son murmure constant, traversant le relief avec une obstination sereine qui dicte le rythme des journées. À peine à deux kilomètres de distance, le Lac Bélanger retient le ciel dans ses eaux calmes, offrant un miroir immobile à la course des nuages. Les générations qui ont façonné Sayabec ont puisé leur force dans cette terre généreuse, bâtissant une existence faite de labeur agricole et de patience forestière, loin des agitations impérieuses. Dans l'air frais qui descend des hauteurs, on perçoit encore l'écho des anciennes sagesses, une manière de vivre qui privilégie la solidité des racines et la clarté du geste quotidien. Le paysage ne se laisse pas dompter, il accueille simplement ceux qui acceptent de se mesurer à l'immensité du ciel matapédien, trouvant dans cette sobriété géologique un équilibre rare entre l'effort humain et la permanence sauvage des éléments qui entourent ce territoire singulier.
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Explore Sayabec, 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: 48.565311, -67.684938. 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 Sayabec 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 Sayabec 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) |