Explore L'Afrique, 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 L'Afrique, 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 L'Afrique 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 L'Afrique.
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 | L'Afrique |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Albanel; Maria-Chapdelaine |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.8625 |
| Longitude | -72.3375 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8M |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EPINH |
L'Afrique is a locality in Albanel; Maria-Chapdelaine, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. L'Afrique is located at 48.8625°N, 72.3375°W.
L'Afrique sits nestled within the quiet, expansive northern reaches of Albanel, where the horizon holds a peculiar clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every spruce and stone. It lies 8.3 km west of Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC (from Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC: bearing 259°T), and is situated 8.0 km east-south-east of Albanel. Within this rugged interior, the land breathes with the cool, damp exhalations of the nearby Lac à Saint-Pierre, located only 2 km away, which mirrors the vast northern sky in its stillness. The Rivière Mistassini flows with a steady, enduring purpose about 5 km from the heart of L'Afrique, carving its path through the terrain as it has for generations. During the brief, intense height of summer, the air carries a heavy, sweet scent of balsam and turned earth, while the light at dusk settles over the fields in long, amber fingers that seem to pause the passage of time. The spirit of L'Afrique reflects the industrious character of Maria-Chapdelaine, where the extraction of timber and the maintenance of agricultural life define the daily cycle of its inhabitants. Though the Chutes chez Robert-Nadeau lie 15 km away, the roar of falling water remains a distant, ghostly presence in the memory of those who work the inland forests. Further afield, the expansive reach of Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon, situated 33 km away, serves as a silent guardian of the regional wilderness that surrounds these homesteads. Life here persists with a quiet resilience, anchored by the families who have long managed the thin, stubborn soil and the immense, shifting demands of the northern climate. In the hushed transition between seasons, the inhabitants of L'Afrique observe the darkening woods with a familiar, watchful patience, knowing well the weight of the winter that eventually claims the landscape.
L'Afrique se déploie sur les terres basses de Maria-Chapdelaine, où la lumière déclinante du soir semble suspendre le mouvement des arbres et des champs labourés. À quelques kilomètres, la Rivière Mistassini charrie une eau sombre et constante, imprégnant l'air d'une fraîcheur qui s'attarde jusque dans les rangs agricoles. Non loin, le Lac à Saint-Pierre offre un miroir immobile au ciel, captant les premières lueurs d'une aube silencieuse qui souligne la rigueur et la droiture des bâtisseurs de ce territoire. La vie à L'Afrique s'inscrit dans cette patience des saisons, marquée par une industrie forestière et agricole qui façonne encore l'allure des chemins de terre. Ceux qui parcourent les sentiers vers les Chutes chez Robert-Nadeau perçoivent le grondement sourd de l'eau, rappelant la force brute d'une nature qui dicte le rythme des travaux et des jours. Plus loin, les étendues du Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon dessinent une frontière naturelle de sable et de conifères, isolant ce secteur dans une solitude privilégiée. La persistance de ces horizons sauvages impose une humilité particulière aux habitants, dont le quotidien demeure lié à cette terre austère, vaste, et pourtant si familière à ceux qui ont appris à lire la patience dans les replis du paysage.
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Explore L'Afrique, 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: 48.8625, -72.3375. 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 L'Afrique 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 L'Afrique 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) |