Explore L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, 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'Isle-aux-Allumettes, 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'Isle-aux-Allumettes 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'Isle-aux-Allumettes.
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.
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| Place | L'Isle-aux-Allumettes |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Isle-aux-Allumettes; Pontiac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.910277 |
| Longitude | -77.072954 |
| Population | 1,382 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EQSLY |
L'Isle-aux-Allumettes is a municipality in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes; Pontiac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. L'Isle-aux-Allumettes is located at 45.9103°N, 77.0730°W.
L'Isle-aux-Allumettes rests within the Three Hills, cradled by the shifting moods of the Ottawa River and the quiet resolve of the surrounding terrain. It lies 10.4 km north-north-east of Pembroke, QC (from Pembroke, QC: bearing 16°T), and is situated 15.5 km east of Petawawa. The air here carries a crisp, lingering dampness, particularly as the evening light catches the surface of Lac McDonald, located only 3 km away, turning the water into a sheet of hammered silver. Beyond the immediate fields, the Muskrat River flows some 10 km distant, its presence felt in the cool, moisture-laden breeze that stirs the leaves. Further afield, the landscape deepens into the protected reaches of the Réserve écologique de la Chênaie-des-Îles-Finlay, situated 15 km out, while the distant, insistent rush of the Chutes de la Rivière Noire, 12 km away, serves as a constant, low-frequency reminder of the region’s hidden power. The history of L'Isle-aux-Allumettes persists in the sturdy architecture of its older farmsteads and the enduring patterns of agricultural life that define the local economy. Families here have long cultivated the soil, balancing the demands of harvest with a quiet, observant stewardship of the land. Traditions are kept with a modest formality, reflecting a heritage that values the weight of a handshake and the seasonal migration of work. Life moves with a deliberate clarity, where the morning chores are performed against the backdrop of an expansive sky, and the evening finds the residents retreating into the warmth of homes that have stood through generations of change. Each day concludes in a stillness that feels heavy and complete, as if the earth itself were exhaling after the labor of the sun.
L'Isle-aux-Allumettes déploie ses terres fertiles sous un ciel vaste, dominant les ondulations paisibles des collines The Three. Dans cette contrée où l'histoire agricole façonne le quotidien, la lumière du crépuscule enveloppe les champs d'une clarté dorée, révélant la patience des hommes qui cultivent ce sol généreux. À quelques kilomètres, le Lac McDonald miroite avec une sérénité immuable, tandis que la rivière Muskrat poursuit sa course lente vers d'autres horizons. Plus loin, la puissance sourde des Chutes de la Rivière Noire scande le rythme sauvage de la nature, contrastant avec la quiétude protectrice de la Réserve écologique de la Chênaie-des-Îles-Finlay. L'Isle-aux-Allumettes conserve, dans la droiture de ses bâtisses et la persistance de ses traditions, le souvenir des premières familles ayant défriché ces étendues bordées par les eaux. L'air y possède une fraîcheur singulière, chargée du parfum des terres labourées et de la vigueur des bois environnants. Les habitants, héritiers d'un labeur rigoureux, maintiennent une identité propre, forgée par la proximité immédiate avec les éléments géographiques qui dictent la vie locale. Ici, chaque saison impose ses exigences, transformant le paysage en une réalité solide où la rudesse du climat ne fait qu'accentuer la beauté brute de ces espaces vastes et silencieux.
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Explore L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, 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: 45.910277, -77.072954. 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'Isle-aux-Allumettes includes the postal code (J0X), 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'Isle-aux-Allumettes 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) |