Explore Despinassy, 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 Despinassy, 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 Despinassy 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 Despinassy.
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 | Despinassy |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Lac-Despinassy; Abitibi |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.763333 |
| Longitude | -77.440556 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9T |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGDEU |
Despinassy is a hamlet in Lac-Despinassy; Abitibi, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Despinassy is located at 48.7633°N, 77.4406°W.
Despinassy rests within the quiet northern expanse where the land holds the weight of long winters and the persistent, dark presence of the boreal forest. It lies 44.0 km north-north-west of Senneterre, QC (from Senneterre, QC: bearing 341°T), and is situated 19.8 km north-north-east of Champneuf. The Rivière Laflamme carves a slow, deliberate path through this terrain, its surface often mirroring the heavy, slate-colored clouds that gather before the evening frost. Nine kilometers away, Lac Despinassy sits still and deep, a cold basin reflecting the stillness of a region where the wind carries the scent of spruce and damp pine needles. The light here at dusk possesses a sharp, thinning quality, turning the horizon into a bruised violet that seems to press against the trees, grounding the horizon in a profound and watchful silence. Settlement in Despinassy emerged through the slow labor of clearing bush and the endurance of those who looked to the timber and the soil to sustain a life. The local economy persists in a dialogue with the surrounding forest, where the extraction of wood and the seasonal cycles of the land define the passage of days. Daily life in Despinassy follows the practical demands of a northern climate, where the warmth of a stove is a necessity and the arrival of spring is marked by the breaking of ice on the Rivière Laflamme. The character of the locale reflects a sturdy independence, rooted in the patience required to live where the distance between neighbors is measured in the reach of the woods rather than the proximity of streets.
Despinassy s'étire avec une humilité tranquille le long des rives de la Rivière Laflamme, là où l'horizon boréal semble suspendre son souffle dans une clarté limpide. Le terrain, marqué par une terre généreuse que les pionniers ont défrichée avec une ténacité silencieuse, porte encore la mémoire de ces familles venues bâtir leur existence sur le roc et le limon. À neuf kilomètres de distance, le Lac Despinassy repose dans une immobilité minérale, offrant aux bois environnants une profondeur qui semble absorber les derniers feux du crépuscule. L’économie locale, longtemps façonnée par l'exploitation forestière et une agriculture exigeante, dicte un rythme de vie où chaque geste est mesuré par la rigueur du climat. Ici, l'air porte une fraîcheur résineuse, une odeur de sève et de terre retournée qui imprègne le quotidien des habitants. Despinassy conserve cette identité singulière des terres abitibiennes, une alliance entre la rudesse du sol et la patience de ceux qui l'habitent. Sous le ciel immense, le paysage ne cherche pas à séduire, il s'impose par sa rectitude, invitant à une contemplation sobre devant le cours immuable de la Rivière Laflamme qui continue son cheminement vers l'inconnu.
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Explore Despinassy, 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: 48.763333, -77.440556. 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 Despinassy includes the postal code (J9T), 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 Despinassy 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) |