Explore Vieux-Fort, 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 Vieux-Fort, 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 Vieux-Fort 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 Vieux-Fort.
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 | Vieux-Fort |
| Type | Village |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Bonne-Espérance; Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 51.423611 |
| Longitude | -57.824444 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EILJY |
Vieux-Fort is a village in Bonne-Espérance; Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Vieux-Fort is located at 51.4236°N, 57.8244°W.
Vieux-Fort perches upon the rugged edge of the St. Lawrence, defined by the stark, imposing presence of the Escarpement du Vieux Fort. It lies 44.3 km west of Blanc-Sablon, QC (from Blanc-Sablon, QC: bearing 271°T), and is situated 9.7 km south-west of Bonne-Espérance. The terrain here holds a quiet intensity, where the light at dusk flattens against the stone, turning the rock a bruised, metallic purple before the dark settles in. Inland, the landscape is punctuated by the stillness of Lac First Pond, which sits only 2 km from the reach of the tide, while the Rivière Saint-Paul carves its path through the wilderness about 10 km away. Life in Vieux-Fort has long been shaped by the cold, bracing proximity of the sea, which dictates the pace of the days and the resilience of those who anchor their livelihoods here. The history of the region is anchored in the hard-won traditions of the fishery, an industry that demands a keen awareness of the wind and the shifting moods of the water. Even as the seasons turn and the air takes on a sharpened, crystalline edge, the people of Vieux-Fort maintain a steady connection to the land and the currents that have sustained them for generations. There is a particular clarity to the morning air in this corner of the coast, a sharpness that makes every sound—the cry of a gull or the distant hum of a motor—feel startlingly close and immediate.
Vieux-Fort se déploie avec une sobriété austère sur les rives du Saint-Laurent, là où l’Escarpement du Vieux Fort impose sa présence minérale face à l’immensité maritime. La lumière déclinante y étire des ombres longues sur les rochers, révélant une terre façonnée par la rudesse des éléments et la persévérance des hommes. À quelques kilomètres, le murmure constant de la Rivière Saint-Paul accompagne le rythme des marées, tandis que le Lac First Pond, calme et retiré, conserve la fraîcheur des terres intérieures. Les habitations de Vieux-Fort semblent se protéger mutuellement contre les vents salés, leurs structures humbles défiant une géographie qui ne concède rien à la facilité. Ici, la vie s'articule autour des cycles de la mer, héritière d'une histoire de pêcheurs et de navigateurs qui ont su lire les courants du golfe comme on déchiffre un langage ancien. Les traditions locales, transmises dans le silence des soirées d’hiver, rappellent sans cesse la proximité de ces eaux froides, nourricières et exigeantes. Le passage des saisons ne modifie en rien cette dignité silencieuse, cette manière singulière d'habiter le bord du monde où chaque mouvement, chaque geste quotidien, s'inscrit dans la continuité d'un passé maritime dont les échos persistent dans la clarté de l'air marin.
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Explore Vieux-Fort, 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: 51.423611, -57.824444. 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 Vieux-Fort includes the postal code (G4T), 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 Vieux-Fort 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) |