Explore Authier, 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 Authier, 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 Authier 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 Authier.
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 | Authier |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Authier; Abitibi-Ouest |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.729457 |
| Longitude | -78.857369 |
| Population | 290 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9Z |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EFJWP |
Authier is a municipality in Authier; Abitibi-Ouest, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Authier is located at 48.7295°N, 78.8574°W.
Authier rests within the quiet expanse of Abitibi-Ouest, where the horizon meets the rugged presence of the Colline Kactinowetci. It lies 26.9 km east-south-east of La Sarre, QC (from La Sarre, QC: bearing 109°T), and is situated 10.9 km east-south-east of Macamic. The land here holds a stillness that deepens as the sun dips low, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that seem to hold the warmth of the day long after the light has retreated. Nearby, the stillness is mirrored in the surface of Lac Privat, which sits seven kilometers away like a fallen piece of the sky, while the Petite rivière Bellefeuille traces its path through the terrain nine kilometers from the heart of the settlement. The air carries a sharp, clean clarity, an atmospheric weight that reminds one of the vast, boreal stretches lying just beyond the reach of the immediate fields. History in Authier grew from the persistence of those who turned the stubborn earth into a foundation for life, anchoring their days to the cycles of agriculture and local industry. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate intention, far from the restless momentum of larger centers, yet connected to the wider wild by the proximity of Parc national d'Aiguebelle, located twenty-seven kilometers away. The residents maintain a quiet pride in their independence, finding beauty in the way the frost catches on the wire fences during the long, hushed winters. Every house and barn in Authier seems to acknowledge the surrounding geography, standing as singular markers against the backdrop of an enduring, northern landscape that demands both respect and resilience from those who call it home.
Authier se déploie sur les terres vastes de l’Abitibi-Ouest, là où le ciel bas semble vouloir toucher les horizons plats façonnés par une longue patience agricole. Sous la lumière oblique du crépuscule, le relief s’affirme avec la discrète présence de la Colline Kactinowetci, dont la silhouette calme veille sur les plaines alentour. À sept kilomètres, le Lac Privat offre une étendue d’eau aux reflets sombres, tandis que la Petite rivière Bellefeuille serpente à neuf kilomètres, dessinant un tracé sinueux parmi les boisés. Plus loin, à vingt-sept kilomètres, le Parc national d’Aiguebelle rappelle la rudesse et la grandeur de la géologie boréale qui définit le quotidien des habitants. Authier porte dans ses fondations le labeur des pionniers venus défricher ces terres froides, bâtissant une identité robuste qui se mesure au rythme des récoltes et à la persistance du vent. La vie y suit une cadence apaisée, portée par une atmosphère où chaque souffle d’air rappelle la proximité des forêts denses et le silence des grands espaces sauvages. Entre les champs ouverts et les zones forestières, la rigueur du climat sculpte les habitudes, imposant une solidarité naturelle à ceux qui choisissent de s'établir ici.
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Explore Authier, 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: 48.729457, -78.857369. 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 Authier includes the postal code (J9Z), 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 Authier 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) |