Explore L'Anse-à-Baril, 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'Anse-à-Baril, 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'Anse-à-Baril 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'Anse-à-Baril.
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'Anse-à-Baril |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Saint-Damien; Matawinie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.297222 |
| Longitude | -73.549722 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J6E |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EFIJX |
L'Anse-à-Baril is a hamlet in Saint-Damien; Matawinie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. L'Anse-à-Baril is located at 46.2972°N, 73.5497°W.
L'Anse-à-Baril rests within the sheltered embrace of Le Pain de Sucre, where the terrain rises in quiet, forested folds above the Crique à David. It lies 31.5 km north-north-west of Joliette, QC (from Joliette, QC: bearing 345°T), and is situated 12.8 km west of Saint-Gabriel. The water of the Crique à David moves with a deliberate, dark clarity, reflecting the dense canopy that crowds the banks until the light softens into the long, blue shadows of dusk. Only a kilometer away, the stillness of Lac Noir anchors the surrounding woods, providing a cool, silent depth that defines the reach of the land. In this landscape, the air holds a permanent, damp freshness, smelling of cedar and wet stone, as if the earth itself breathes in time with the slow movement of the water. History in L'Anse-à-Baril lingers in the small clearings where the forest was once pushed back to make room for humble, sturdy shelters. The local economy here has long mirrored the temperament of the Matawinie region, favoring the patient work of timber extraction and the seasonal harvest that aligns with the turning of the seasons. People move through their days with a steady, pragmatic focus, finding purpose in the maintenance of woodlots and the quiet upkeep of their properties. Life here finds its significance in the minor, daily rituals of survival and care, where the weight of the Canadian Shield provides a constant, grounding presence beneath the feet of those who call these woods home.
L'Anse-à-Baril s'étire avec une langueur mélancolique sur les rives de Crique à David, épousant le relief accidenté du Pain de Sucre dans une intimité minérale. Dans ce secteur de la Matawinie, la lumière déclinante du soir accroche les aspérités du terrain, révélant une terre où le silence impose sa propre mesure, loin du tumulte des grands axes. À peine plus loin, les eaux sombres du Lac Noir conservent une opacité presque solennelle, agissant comme un miroir immobile sous un ciel qui semble ici plus vaste, plus proche de la roche et des pins. L'histoire de L'Anse-à-Baril se lit dans la patience du sol et la persistance des boisés qui entourent chaque demeure, rappelant la ténacité de ceux qui ont su apprivoiser ce paysage exigeant. L'air y circule avec une fraîcheur vive, chargée de l'humidité des berges et du parfum brut des résineux, tandis que les activités quotidiennes s'ajustent au rythme lent des éléments. Rien ne trouble la quiétude de ces escarpements, sinon le frémissement du vent qui dévale les pentes du Pain de Sucre pour s'éteindre doucement contre la surface de Crique à David, offrant aux habitants une solitude habitée par la force tranquille du territoire.
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Explore L'Anse-à-Baril, 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: 46.297222, -73.549722. 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'Anse-à-Baril includes the postal code (J6E), 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'Anse-à-Baril 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) |