Explore Albanel, 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 Albanel, 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 Albanel 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 Albanel.
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 | Albanel |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Albanel; Maria-Chapdelaine |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.883068 |
| Longitude | -72.441677 |
| Population | 2,181 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8M |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EOFMZ |
Albanel is a municipality in Albanel; Maria-Chapdelaine, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Albanel is located at 48.8831°N, 72.4417°W.
Albanel sits firmly upon the banks of the Rivière du Dix, where the land holds the quiet gravity of the northern woods. It lies 15.8 km west of Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC (from Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC: bearing 273°T), and is situated 15.4 km south-south-east of Girardville. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that settles over the fields at dusk, turning the horizon into a muted blue line against the darkening sky. To the east, the stillness of Lac Servais rests only a kilometer away, reflecting the low clouds in a mirror of dark water. The terrain remains steady and deliberate, shaped by the steady passage of the current that defines the character of Albanel. The local economy finds its roots in the resilience of the soil and the persistent labor of those who work the timber and the harvests. Life in Albanel keeps a steady pace, marked by the changing seasons that dictate the work in the fields and the preparation for the long, white winters. Seven kilometers away, the Chutes chez Robert-Nadeau provide a constant, low-frequency hum of moving water that seems to ground the surrounding woods in a perpetual motion. People here value a certain plain-spoken honesty, finding their satisfaction in the tangible results of a day’s work and the simple endurance of a life lived close to the edge of the wild.
Albanel se déploie avec une patience minérale sur les rives de la Rivière du Dix, là où la terre semble retenir son souffle sous une lumière boréale qui étire les ombres des champs. Ce territoire de Maria-Chapdelaine puise sa force dans une vocation agricole tenace, façonnée par des générations qui ont su domestiquer la rudesse du sol pour en extraire une prospérité silencieuse. À peine à un kilomètre de distance, le Lac Servais offre ses eaux tranquilles au ciel changeant, agissant comme un miroir discret pour les forêts environnantes. La vie à Albanel s'écoule au rythme des récoltes et des travaux forestiers, dans une atmosphère où l'air porte souvent une fraîcheur vive, signalant la proximité des Chutes chez Robert-Nadeau, dont le grondement sourd, situé à environ sept kilomètres, ponctue le calme plat des soirées. Les habitants habitent leur espace avec une pudeur héritée des pionniers, cultivant un attachement profond pour ces plaines où le regard porte loin, sans obstacle. Ici, chaque bâtisse et chaque rang rappellent que le labeur quotidien est une forme de dialogue avec la nature, une manière de maintenir une présence humaine constante parmi les éléments qui, depuis toujours, définissent la silhouette austère et fière de cette terre.
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Explore Albanel, 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: 48.883068, -72.441677. 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 Albanel includes the postal code (G8M), 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 Albanel 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) |