Dreau Alberta Map

About Dreau, Alberta

Dreau is a locality in 11-78-22-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Dreau is located at 55.7486°N, 117.2933°W.

Dreau rests in a cradle of rolling terrain, where the vast prairie sky often spills its deepest blues and softest greys across the land. It lies 52.6 km south-south-east of Grimshaw, AB (from Grimshaw, AB: bearing 158°T), and is situated 12.0 km west of Donnelly. The earth here is a rich, dark loam, yielding to the persistent winds that sweep in from the west, carrying the scent of sun-baked grass and distant pine. Aspen groves, their pale bark shimmering like parchment, punctuate the open fields, offering brief respites of shade and the rustle of leaves. In the late afternoon, long shadows stretch from the scattered farmsteads, painting the landscape in hues of amber and rose, a quiet testament to the enduring relationship between the people and this generous, yet demanding, earth. The history of Dreau is etched in the grain of its fields and the memory of its early settlers, who carved a life from this fertile ground through sheer grit and unwavering resolve. Primarily an agricultural hub, the local economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with wheat and canola forming the backbone of its prosperity. Generations have worked these same acres, their stories whispered in the creak of old barns and the hum of combine harvesters during the harvest season. While the pace of life in Dreau is steady, marked by the predictable rhythms of the seasons, there’s a deep-seated pride in its resilience, a quiet strength born from weathering the challenges and celebrating the harvests together.

About This Dreau Map Page

Explore Dreau, Alberta, 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: 55.748611, -117.293333. 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. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Dreau includes the postal code (T8S), telephone area code (403, 587, 780, 825, 368). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Dreau 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.