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| Place | De Forceville |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Percé; Le Rocher-Percé |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.527778 |
| Longitude | -64.356389 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGJSR |
De Forceville is a hamlet in Percé; Le Rocher-Percé, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. De Forceville is located at 48.5278°N, 64.3564°W.
De Forceville rests upon the rugged edge of the St. Lawrence, where the salt-heavy air clings to the cliffs near the Le Sugar Loaf. It lies 10.7 km west of Percé, QC (from Percé, QC: bearing 272°T), and is situated 13.1 km north-north-east of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé. The light here does not simply fall; it bruises the horizon in shades of indigo and slate, catching the sharp, jagged edges of the coastline before slipping into the deep water. Inland, the landscape shifts into a quiet, dense complexity, with the Rivière Murphy winding through the brush some distance away and the still, dark surface of Lac à Lapierre holding the reflection of the sky. De Forceville stands as a sentinel over this expanse, where the earth seems to exhale a cool, damp mist that blankets the shoreline. One finds a peculiar stillness in the way the wind moves across the terrain, carrying the faint, briny scent of a sea that never truly sleeps. Beyond the immediate reach of the tide, the history of De Forceville is marked by the persistence of those who turned toward the water for their livelihood. Life here follows the cold, clear logic of the seasons, dictated by the migratory patterns of the deep and the brief, bright intensity of the summer harvest. While the iconic stature of Parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé draws many to the region, the internal life of De Forceville remains private, defined by the steady, repetitive tasks of maintaining nets and preparing for the winter ice. The people here possess a quiet endurance, their voices often softened by the constant, low-frequency hum of the waves against the rock. It is a location where the day ends not with a signal, but with the gradual fading of the gray light until the St. Lawrence and the sky become one seamless, dark horizon.
De Forceville s’étire avec une patience minérale sur les rives froides du Saint-Laurent, là où le regard s'accroche aux reliefs massifs du Sugar Loaf. La lumière du crépuscule y dépose une teinte d'iode et de sel, révélant la texture rugueuse des terres qui plongent vers l'eau. À quelques kilomètres, la Rivière Murphy trace un sillage argenté dans le silence des bois, tandis que les eaux immobiles du Lac à Lapierre conservent le secret des brumes matinales. L’horizon est marqué par la silhouette lointaine du Parc national de l’Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé, vigie de pierre dont la présence domine l'imaginaire des habitants. Ici, le quotidien se mesure aux marées et au souffle constant du large, forgeant un caractère où la rudesse du climat se mêle à une forme de contemplation tranquille. De Forceville demeure une escale de solitude et de labeur, un espace où le vent sculpte les paysages et dicte le rythme des travaux. Les maisons, tournées vers le grand courant, semblent attendre le retour des pêcheurs sous un ciel changeant, dans cette partie du monde où chaque saison impose sa propre discipline, rendant la terre aussi sauvage que les eaux qui l'entourent.
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Explore De Forceville, 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: 48.527778, -64.356389. 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 De Forceville includes the postal code (G4X), 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.
Location data for De Forceville 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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |