Explore Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse, 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 Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse, 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 Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse 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 Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse.
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 | Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Narcisse; Les Chenaux |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.551944 |
| Longitude | -72.430833 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EPIHX |
Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse is a locality in Saint-Narcisse; Les Chenaux, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse is located at 46.5519°N, 72.4308°W.
Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse holds the steady, muscular energy of the Rivière Batiscan as it courses through the quiet terrain of Les Chenaux. It lies 24.8 km north-north-east of Trois-Rivières, QC (from Trois-Rivières, QC: bearing 20°T), and is situated 3.5 km east-south-east of Saint-Narcisse. The water presses against the concrete barrier, creating a low, constant hum that resonates through the damp air near the Coteau Normandin. Just two kilometers downstream, the Chutes de la Cheminée spill over the rock with a white, frantic clarity, contrasting against the stillness found seven kilometers away at the edges of Lac Thibeault. In the late afternoon, the light catches the spray of the river, turning the mist into something heavy and silver, while the surrounding land rests in the patient shadow of the trees. The presence of Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse marks the intersection of human industry and the persistent movement of the water, a site where the local economy has long looked to the river for its strength. Generations have lived with the sound of the current shaping their daily habits, finding a grounded purpose in the management of the flow. Life here carries the weight of the seasons, moving with the freezing of the banks in winter and the sudden, rushing abundance of the spring thaw. The local character is defined by this proximity to the power of the Rivière Batiscan, where the work of the day is measured by the steady, unrelenting pulse of the water against the stone.
Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse s'impose comme une présence singulière sur les rives de la Rivière Batiscan, où l'eau semble ralentir son cours pour épouser la mémoire du sol. La lumière du soir y possède une épaisseur particulière, étirant les ombres des arbres sur les berges alors que le tumulte des Chutes de la Cheminée, situées à deux kilomètres à peine, parvient aux oreilles comme une rumeur ancienne, constante et apaisante. À sept kilomètres de là, le Lac Thibeault attend, miroir immobile reflétant la rigueur d'un climat qui façonne autant le caractère des gens que la roche elle-même. Près de Coteau Normandin, le travail des hommes a dompté la force du courant, transformant l'énergie brute en une respiration régulière qui soutient le quotidien. Il existe une sobriété dans ce paysage, une manière de se tenir debout face aux éléments qui rappelle la persévérance des générations ayant bâti sur ces terres. Dans le silence qui suit le crépuscule, Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse semble attendre, suspendu entre la puissance de la Rivière Batiscan et la quiétude des bois environnants, affirmant son identité sans artifice, fidèle à une géographie que le temps façonne avec une lenteur impériale.
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Explore Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse, 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: 46.551944, -72.430833. 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 Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse includes the postal code (G8V), 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 Barrage-de-Saint-Narcisse 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) |